DRUMMOND ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC456105 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-77.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -97% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £77,840
Cash draining
Cash down 97% YoY
Cash YoY
-97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£156
↓ 97% YoY
Net Worth
-£78k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£78k-£61k-£44k-£28k-£11k£6kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-77.8k£-76.0k
Current assets£5.9k
Cash£156£5.9k
Net assets£-77.8k£-76.0k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-20
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-28
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    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-11-27
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    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As DRUMMOND ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  17. 2013-08-06
    DRUMMOND, Thomas Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "DRUMMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Robert Drummond
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

11 Battock Terrace Torphins
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 4JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DRUMMOND, Thomas Robert
director · ~35y · appointed 2013-08-06
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07