DROMEC MEASUREMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02606722 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-01
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
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, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.57M |
| Current assets | — | £1.77M |
| Cash | — | £1.46M |
| Debtors | — | £255.1k |
| Net assets | — | £1.56M |
| Average employees | 10 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2026-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-06-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04➖MERRYFIELD, Lynda Mary resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-04➖MERRYFIELD, Lynda Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-04-04➖MERRYFIELD, Sydney resigneddirector
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-08➕HARPER, Richard appointeddirector
- 1991-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DROMEC MEASUREMENT LIMITED
- 1991-05-01➕MERRYFIELD, Lynda Mary appointedsecretary
- 1991-05-01➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-05-01➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-05-01➕MERRYFIELD, Lynda Mary appointeddirector
- 1991-05-01➕MERRYFIELD, Sydney appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Dromec Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Dromec Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DROMEC MEASUREMENT LIMITED
This company · 02606722
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dromec Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/02/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Harperceased 24/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Sydney Merryfieldceased 04/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| CRAIG ENGINEERING (HX) LIMITED→ 09176155 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| DOWER CLOGS LTD→ 14494018 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200
Registered office
Bronte Works
Wistons Lane
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9DT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HARPER, Richard→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MERRYFIELD, Lynda Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-05-01 · resigned 2025-04-04
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-05-01 · resigned 1991-05-01
MERRYFIELD, Lynda Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1991-05-01 · resigned 2025-04-04
MERRYFIELD, Sydney→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1991-05-01 · resigned 2025-04-04
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Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-06-13
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16