DRAWMAJOR LIMITED

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SC130628 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£433.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 27.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £433,230

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£433k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£173k£260k£347k£433kJul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£4.5k£3.6k£10.9k
Current assets£3.2k£2.3k£8.3k
Net assets£433.2k£414.4k£378.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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  2. 2025-12-17
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  3. 2025-12-04
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    MACLEOD, Carol Ann resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-06
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  6. 2024-12-06
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  7. 2024-12-06
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  8. 2024-04-30
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  9. 2023-04-25
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  10. 2022-12-05
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  11. 2022-12-05
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  13. 2022-12-05
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-04-29
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  15. 2021-04-30
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  16. 2020-04-27
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  17. 2019-05-30
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  18. 2018-04-30
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  19. 1998-12-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1998-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 1991-04-09
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 1991-04-09
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Ewan John appointed
    director
  23. 1991-04-09
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1991-04-09
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  25. 1991-04-09
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1991-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DRAWMAJOR LIMITED
  27. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ewan John Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Carol Ann Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Glenurquhart House Balnain
Drumnadrochit
Inverness
Highland
IV63 6TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACLEOD, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-09
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Active
MACLEOD, Ewan John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1991-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-04-09
Resigned
MACLEOD, Carol Ann→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-04-09 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property29/12/1998—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/07/1998—
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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05