DRUM HOTEL LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC557056 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£273.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £273,351
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,368 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£273k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£325k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£85k£170k£255k£340k£426kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£329.6k£361.7k
Current assets£324.5k£425.5k
Cash£19.3k£67.8k
Debtors£294.4k£347.9k
Net assets£273.4k£313.7k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2026-03-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2025-07-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  5. 2025-07-04
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-01-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-01-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-12-19
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donald Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, James Fraser appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-20
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Jaqueline Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2017-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRUM HOTEL LTD.
  22. 2017-02-09
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Jaqueline Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-09
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Donald Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Fraser Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Jaqueline Ann Campbellceased 09/02/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2017-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Drum Hotel
Drumnadrochit
IV63 6TU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, James Fraser→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-10-31
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Active
CAMPBELL, Jaqueline Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-09 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-09 · resigned 2017-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—09/01/2019—
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-16
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-07-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24