ASCOT DRUMMOND (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04063840 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-01

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£1.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£1.0k	£1.0k
Current assets	£1.0k	£1.0k
Net assets	£1.0k	£1.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-06-21
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2025-09-29
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2024-08-01
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2023-09-11
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2022-09-27
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2022-09-26
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2022-09-26
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2022-09-26
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2022-09-26
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2022-05-24
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WHITE, Clare Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-09-27
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2020-12-30
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2019-09-30
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2018-09-26
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2017-09-28
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accounts · AA
2012-03-31
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AYENI, Ade resigned
director
2008-06-30
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WHITE, Scott Alfred appointed
secretary
2008-06-30
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WHITE, Scott Alfred appointed
director
2008-06-30
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MASTERPLAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-06-30
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AYENI, Ade appointed
director
2008-06-30
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ECCLESTON, Shelley Anne resigned
director
2008-06-30
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GLICK, Roxanne Diane resigned
director
2007-12-20
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ECCLESTON, Shelley Anne appointed
director
2007-12-20
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GLICK, Martin resigned
director
2007-12-20
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GLICK, Roxanne Diane appointed
director
2001-07-26
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FORMATION SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-07-26
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MASTERPLAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-07-26
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GLICK, Martin appointed
director
2001-07-26
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FORMATION DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-09-01
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Company incorporated
As ASCOT DRUMMOND (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
2000-09-01
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FORMATION SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-09-01
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FORMATION DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

19/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITE, Clare Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2022-05-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Scott Alfred White Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/09/2016
Mrs Clare Elizabeth White Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	24/05/2022

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

C/O Ascot Drummond Devonshire House

Manor Way

Borehamwood

Hertfordshire

WD6 1QQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WHITE, Scott Alfred→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WHITE, Clare Elizabeth→

director · ~54y · appointed 2022-05-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WHITE, Scott Alfred→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FORMATION SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2001-07-26

Resigned

MASTERPLAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-07-26 · resigned 2008-06-30

Resigned

AYENI, Ade→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2012-03-31

Resigned

ECCLESTON, Shelley Anne→

director · ~69y · appointed 2007-12-20 · resigned 2008-06-30

Resigned

GLICK, Martin→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-07-26 · resigned 2007-12-20

Resigned

GLICK, Roxanne Diane→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-12-20 · resigned 2008-06-30

Resigned

FORMATION DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2001-07-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-09-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-09-26

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officers · CH01

2022-09-26

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2022-09-26

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officers · CH03

2022-09-26

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-09-26