# John Short & Son Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [04928980](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04928980)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 10 Oct 2003
- **Registered office:** 3 HIGH STREET, CHASETOWN, BURNTWOOD, WS7 3XE
- **Nature of business:** [82990](/sic/82990) Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- **Corporate group:** [Tranter Funerals Limited](/group/106090) (9 companies)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Alan Short | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 10 Oct 2016 | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Mrs Catherine Mary Short | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 10 Oct 2016 | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Shropshire Funerals Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent | 30 Jan 2026 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2026 | £479,227 | £130,533 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £298,868 | £61,813 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £351,008 | £95,177 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £437,794 | £169,430 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £465,055 | £250,042 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £368,936 | £97,606 | 12 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £395,007 | £162,268 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | £355,118 | £71,744 | 13 |
| 31 Dec 2017 | £377,136 | £182,818 | 14 |
| 31 Dec 2016 | £306,645 | £101,740 | 14 |
| 31 Dec 2015 | £289,501 | £59,313 | - |
| 31 Dec 2014 | £240,553 | £120,239 | - |
| 31 Dec 2013 | £229,407 | £96,619 | - |
| 31 Dec 2012 | £172,263 | £87,394 | - |
| 31 Dec 2011 | £167,190 | £48,895 | - |
| 31 Dec 2010 | £141,921 | £48,099 | - |
| 31 Dec 2009 | £161,089 | £14,101 | - |



## Owned by

John Short & Son Ltd → [Shropshire Funerals Limited](/company/16573441) → [CJ Williams Investments LLP](/company/OC391802) → [Williams Funerals (Telford) Limited](/company/03790329)