DRUMHEAD SANDSTONE LIMITED

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SC444065 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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.
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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-41.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08110
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £41,733
Cash YoY
+274%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 274% YoY
Net Worth
-£42k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£42k-£33k-£24k-£16k-£7k£2kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Cash£1.5k£414
Net assets£-41.7k£-37.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2013-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As DRUMHEAD SANDSTONE LIMITED
  17. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    GRAHAM, David appointed
    director
  18. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Letitia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Drumhead Quarry Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Drumhead Quarry Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DRUMHEAD SANDSTONE LIMITED
This company · SC444065

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Drumhead Quarry Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08110 — SIC 08110

Registered office

Denovan Mains
Denny
Stirlingshire
FK6 6BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRAHAM, David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-03-04
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Active
GRAHAM, Letitia→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19