KELLAS DRUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC742139 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs KELLAS DRUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2022-08-23➕O'CONNOR, Stephen Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-23➕CLEMENTS, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2022-08-23➕MURNANE, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-08-23➕MURNANE, Michael Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-08-23➕TINKER, Emma Natalie appointeddirector
- 2022-08-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Asper Iona Holding Company Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Asper Iona Holding Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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KELLAS DRUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC742139
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Asper Iona Holding Company Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/08/2022 |
Mr Michael Murnane Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Turcan Connell Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
O'CONNOR, Stephen Christopher→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-08-23
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CLEMENTS, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-08-23
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MURNANE, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-08-23
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MURNANE, Michael Joseph→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-08-23
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TINKER, Emma Natalie→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-23