ALEXANDER WHITELAW & CO FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC780450 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£874
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £874
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,462 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£874
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 343% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.3k | £3.0k |
| Current assets | £45.4k | £10.3k |
| Net assets | £874 | £2.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-18➕WHITELAW, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-08-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-18➕WHITELAW, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-08-18➖WHITELAW, Steven Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-08-18➖WHITELAW, Steven Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-08➕WHITELAW, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER WHITELAW & CO FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
- 2023-08-25➕TRIMBLE, Katrina appointeddirector
- 2023-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 "WHITELAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Alexander Whitelaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/08/2024 |
Ms Katrina Trimble Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities
Registered office
Alexander Whitelaw & Co
235a Forrest Street
Airdrie
ML6 7AY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
TRIMBLE, Katrina→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-08-25
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WHITELAW, Steven Alexander→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-18
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WHITELAW, Steven Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-08-18 · resigned 2024-08-18
WHITELAW, Steven Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-04-08 · resigned 2024-08-18
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-25