IRVINE HEADSTONES LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC877858 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IRVINE HEADSTONES LTD
  2. 2026-02-04
    GRAHAM, Stephen Thomas appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-04
    GRAHAM, Susannah appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-04
    MACDONALD, Craig appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Thomas Graham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/02/2026
Mr Craig Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/02/2026
Miss Susannah Graham
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

17 Macadam Place
South Newmoor Industrial Estate
Irvine
KA11 4HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-04
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GRAHAM, Stephen Thomas
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-02-04
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Active
GRAHAM, Susannah
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-02-04
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Active
MACDONALD, Craig
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-02-04
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-04