JOHN O'CONNOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC681928 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£478
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £478
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,150 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£478
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↑ 179% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£478£60.6k
Current assets£108.1k£38.7k
Net assets£478£60.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-10-26
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-10-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-04-29
    ➖
    GEORGE, Christopher John Eric resigned
    director
  17. 2022-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOHN O'CONNOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
  21. 2020-11-25
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Marie appointed
    director
  22. 2020-11-25
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Steven appointed
    director
  23. 2020-11-25
    ➕
    GEORGE, Christopher John Eric appointed
    director
  24. 2020-11-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'CONNOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven O'Connor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control25/11/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

37 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 2DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

O'CONNOR, Marie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CONNOR, Steven→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEORGE, Christopher John Eric→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-25 · resigned 2022-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31