12 DRUMMERS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12032149 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-04
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 12 DRUMMERS LIMITED
  14. 2019-06-04
    HEWISON, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2019-06-04
    MOORE, Steven Ian appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-04
    NUTT, Dominic Peter John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-06-04
    NUTT, Luke Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2019-06-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Prestbury Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 2PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HEWISON, Claire Elizabeth
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-06-04
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Active
MOORE, Steven Ian
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-06-04
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Active
NUTT, Dominic Peter John
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-06-04
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Active
NUTT, Luke Anthony Richard
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-06-04
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27