DRUMGOWNA PROPERTIES LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2019-08-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2016-06-16➕MCCORMICK, Alison appointeddirector
- 2016-06-16➕MCCORMICK, Darren appointeddirector
- 2016-06-16➖MCCORMICK, Anna Jean Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2016-06-16➖MCCORMICK, Anna Jean Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2016-06-16➖MCCORMICK, Benjamin Scott resigneddirector
- 2015-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DRUMGOWNA PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2015-08-05➕MCCORMICK, Anna Jean Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2015-08-05➕MCCORMICK, Anna Jean Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-08-05➕MCCORMICK, Benjamin Scott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Mccormick Farms Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mccormick Farms Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/08/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Darren Mccormickceased 05/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Alison Mccormickceased 05/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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