ASCOT DRUMMOND NOMINEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04314342 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-07-08
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    GLICK, Roxanne Diane resigned
    director
  15. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-03-31
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    AYENI, Ade resigned
    director
  18. 2008-06-30
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    WHITE, Scott Alfred appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-06-30
    ➕
    WHITE, Scott Alfred appointed
    director
  20. 2008-06-30
    ➖
    KAY, Steven Cameron resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-30
    ➕
    AYENI, Ade appointed
    director
  22. 2007-12-20
    ➖
    GLICK, Martin resigned
    director
  23. 2004-07-27
    ➖
    DYER, Thomas resigned
    director
  24. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    KAY, Steven Cameron appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-12-02
    ➖
    ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    DYER, Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    GLICK, Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    GLICK, Roxanne Diane appointed
    director
  29. 2002-12-02
    ➖
    ASCOT DRUMMOND DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2001-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASCOT DRUMMOND NOMINEES LIMITED
  31. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    ASCOT DRUMMOND DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Ascot Drummond (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ascot Drummond (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ASCOT DRUMMOND NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · 04314342

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Alfred White
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control31/10/2016
Ascot Drummond (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Ascot Drummond Devonshire House
Manor Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

WHITE, Scott Alfred→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-30
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
KAY, Steven Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned
ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned
AYENI, Ade→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
DYER, Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2004-07-27
Resigned
GLICK, Martin→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2007-12-20
Resigned
GLICK, Roxanne Diane→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2016-07-08
Resigned
ASCOT DRUMMOND DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-19