9 DRUMMERS DRUMMING LTD

🌱Startupactive
16873937 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-25
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-22
    OXFORD, Emily Louise appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-22
    CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-12-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 9 DRUMMERS DRUMMING LTD
  11. 2025-11-25
    CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  12. 2025-11-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Emily Louise Oxford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest12/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Elizabeth Ann Clarkeceased 12/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

International House, 55 Longsmith Street
Gloucester
GL1 2HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-25
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OXFORD, Emily Louise
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-12-22
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Active
CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-11-25 · resigned 2025-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-25