ALASDAIR RHIND (FUNERAL DIRECTOR) LTD.

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SC410994 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£21.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -93% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,512
Cash draining
Cash down 93% YoY
Cash YoY
-93%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£765
↓ 93% YoY
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 826% YoY
Current Assets
£91k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£75.4k£76.8k
Current assets£90.5k£124.6k
Cash£765£11.5k
Debtors£44.6k£93.1k
Net assets£21.5k£2.3k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-11-29
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  3. 2024-11-29
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  4. 2024-11-15
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  5. 2024-07-31
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    RHIND, Alasdair resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-11-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-27
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  10. 2022-02-02
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  11. 2021-01-13
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  12. 2019-12-19
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  13. 2019-02-14
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  14. 2018-02-01
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  15. 2017-12-05
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  16. 2017-12-05
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  17. 2014-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2011-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ALASDAIR RHIND (FUNERAL DIRECTOR) LTD.
  19. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    RHIND, Mandy appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  24. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    RHIND, Alasdair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RHIND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mandy Rhind
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Alasdair Rhindceased 04/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mandy Rhindceased 21/11/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

Unit 8 Golspie Business Park
Goslpie
KW10 6UB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RHIND, Mandy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-11-10
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
RHIND, Alasdair→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—25/09/2014—
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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18