DRUMOIG TURF MAINTENANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC232111 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-28
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 24.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 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 (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees32003200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-18
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    MENZIES, Scott resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-28
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-03-27
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    MENZIES, Craig resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-21
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  9. 2022-03-22
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  10. 2021-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-17
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    MENZIES, Craig appointed
    director
  12. 2020-08-17
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    MENZIES, Scott appointed
    director
  13. 2020-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  14. 2020-08-17
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  15. 2020-06-04
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  16. 2020-04-16
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  17. 2020-04-16
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-27
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    SMITH, Douglas Alexander Harvey resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-01-27
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    SMITH, Douglas Alexander Harvey resigned
    director
  21. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-05
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2002-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2002-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As DRUMOIG TURF MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  25. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    MENZIES, John George appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Douglas Alexander Harvey appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-05-28
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-28
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    SMITH, Douglas Alexander Harvey appointed
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John George Menzies
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Douglas Alexander Harvey Smithceased 27/01/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Drumoig Golf Hotel Forgan Drive
Drumoig, Leuchars
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 0DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MENZIES, John George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Douglas Alexander Harvey→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2020-01-27
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-28
Resigned
MENZIES, Craig→
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-08-17 · resigned 2024-03-27
Resigned
MENZIES, Scott→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-08-17 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
SMITH, Douglas Alexander Harvey→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2020-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/06/2002—
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Recent filings (61 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-17