DRUMMER HAWKWOOD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC141773 · ltd · incorporated 1992-12-17
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23510
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
83 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-02-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-01-04
    ➖
    DURWARD, Robert Wilson Menzies resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-01-04
    ➖
    DURWARD, Robert Wilson Menzies resigned
    director
  16. 2017-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 1992-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRUMMER HAWKWOOD LIMITED
  19. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    MCMANUS, Paul Francis appointed
    director
  20. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    DURWARD, Robert Wilson Menzies appointed
    secretary
  21. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1992-12-17
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    DURWARD, Robert Wilson Menzies appointed
    director
  24. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1992-12-17
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Francis Mcmanus
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Wilson Menzies Durwardceased 04/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated1992-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC23510 — SIC 23510

Registered office

The Mechanics Workshop
New Lanark
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
ML11 9DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCMANUS, Paul Francis→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURWARD, Robert Wilson Menzies→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2018-01-04
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 1992-12-17
Resigned
DURWARD, Robert Wilson Menzies→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2018-01-04
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 1992-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11