DRUMMOSSIE ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC184782 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-14
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 27.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
76 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-05-29
    ➖
    DEANS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2016-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2005-08-10
    ➕
    YOUNG, Lynda Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2005-08-10
    ➕
    DEANS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-08-10
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    SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1998-10-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Norwich Union Management Finance Limited as Trustee for Itself and Others
  21. 1998-09-03
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Alexander Gavin Mark appointed
    director
  22. 1998-09-03
    ➖
    QUILL SERVE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-09-03
    ➕
    SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1998-09-03
    ➖
    QUILL FORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1998-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRUMMOSSIE ESTATES LIMITED
  26. 1998-04-14
    ➕
    QUILL SERVE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-04-14
    ➕
    QUILL FORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Don Young
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016
Mr Don Young
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/06/2016

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
Incorporated1998-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Borders
TD9 9BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STEVENSON, Alexander Gavin Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Lynda Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEANS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-10 · resigned 2017-05-29
Resigned
QUILL SERVE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-14 · resigned 1998-09-03
Resigned
SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-09-03 · resigned 2005-08-10
Resigned
QUILL FORM LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-14 · resigned 1998-09-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Norwich Union Management Finance as Trustee for Itself and Others
Norwich Union Management Finance Limited as Trustee for Itself and Others
Assignation of rents1 property06/10/1998—
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28