DRUMCAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC478778 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£64k£128k£192k£256k£320kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£320.3k
Net assets—£320.3k
Average employees0—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-04-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-02-26
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2021-02-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2021-02-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-02-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-23
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    PARKER, Albert Frederick resigned
    director
  17. 2018-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As DRUMCAR HOLDINGS LIMITED
  20. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    PARKER-HEDLEY, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    PARKER, Kevin appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    PARKER, Albert Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 12 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 Kevin Parker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Albert Frederick Parkerceased 23/06/2018· 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
Incorporated2014-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

79 India Street
Inchinnan
Renfrewshire
PA4 9LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PARKER-HEDLEY, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Kevin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Albert Frederick→
director · ~90y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2018-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-02-26
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-02-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-26