DRUM AND BRASS C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
09859301 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-11-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 15 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,446
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,189 YoY
Cash YoY
+80%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£18k
↑ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.9k | £11.9k |
| Current assets | £19.8k | £11.8k |
| Cash | £18.0k | £10.0k |
| Debtors | £1.8k | £1.8k |
| Net assets | £7.4k | £10.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06➕DE JAGER, Dewald Johann appointeddirector
- 2025-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16➕GUNAPATI, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2025-04-16➕TAYLOR, Raven appointeddirector
- 2025-04-16➕TRIVEDI, Hari appointeddirector
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-14➕WADKIN, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2025-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-12➖VENCATASAMY, Davina Lindy resigneddirector
- 2025-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10➖BURLEY JONES, Kim Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-11-06➖SAVAGE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-18➕SAVAGE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-29➖GORMAN, Dainon Donald resigneddirector
- 2022-07-29➖TRIVEDI, Hari resigneddirector
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-20➕MISTRY, Punam Seema appointeddirector
- 2020-08-21➕GORMAN, Dainon Donald appointeddirector
- 2020-03-09➕VENCATASAMY, Davina Lindy appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06➖HARGRAVES, Lorraine resigneddirector
- 2017-12-10➖WESTON, Amy resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➕BURLEY JONES, Kim Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-05-31➕WESTON, Amy appointeddirector
- 2017-04-19➖WESTON, Amy resigneddirector
- 2017-03-03➕WESTON, Amy appointeddirector
- 2016-01-04➕HARGRAVES, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2015-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DRUM AND BRASS C.I.C.
- 2015-11-05➕MAXWELL, Julie appointeddirector
- 2015-11-05➕TRIVEDI, Hari appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
8 Orton Road
Tebay
Penrith
CA10 3TL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (7 active · 8 resigned)
DE JAGER, Dewald Johann→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-10-06
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GUNAPATI, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-04-16
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MAXWELL, Julie→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-05
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MISTRY, Punam Seema→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-20
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TAYLOR, Raven→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-04-16
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TRIVEDI, Hari→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-04-16
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WADKIN, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2025-04-14
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BURLEY JONES, Kim Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2025-01-10
GORMAN, Dainon Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2020-08-21 · resigned 2022-07-29
HARGRAVES, Lorraine→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-04 · resigned 2020-03-06
SAVAGE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-10-18 · resigned 2024-11-06
TRIVEDI, Hari→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-11-05 · resigned 2022-07-29
VENCATASAMY, Davina Lindy→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-09 · resigned 2025-04-12
WESTON, Amy→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-31 · resigned 2017-12-10
WESTON, Amy→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-03 · resigned 2017-04-19
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15