DRUMMOND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC382820 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,618
Very low cash
Cash position: £14
Cash draining
Cash down 77% YoY
Cash YoY
-77%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14
↓ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 133% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 14123% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£7.8k£8.6k
Current assets£8.5k£60
Cash£14£60
Debtors£8.5k—
Net assets£1.6k£693

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

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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  13. 2021-05-31
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  14. 2020-08-21
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  16. 2020-01-28
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  20. 2019-09-01
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    DRUMMOND, Rhona Janetta Marion appointed
    director
  21. 2019-08-31
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    DRUMMOND, Elizabeth Helen, Lady resigned
    director
  22. 2019-08-31
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    DRUMMOND, Norman Walker, The Revd Professor resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-01
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    DRUMMOND, Andrew Edwin Kennedy appointed
    director
  24. 2010-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As DRUMMOND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  25. 2010-07-29
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    DRUMMOND, Elizabeth Helen, Lady appointed
    director
  26. 2010-07-29
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    DRUMMOND, Norman Walker, The Revd Professor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DRUMMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Andrew Edwin Kennedy Drummond
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Rhona Janetta Marion Drummond
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Revd Professor Norman Walker Drummondceased 31/08/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Lady Elizabeth Helen Drummondceased 31/08/2019· 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
Incorporated2010-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Drummond International
Ltd
Taigh Geal
Kinross
KY13 0LE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DRUMMOND, Andrew Edwin Kennedy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRUMMOND, Rhona Janetta Marion→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRUMMOND, Elizabeth Helen, Lady→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-07-29 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Norman Walker, The Revd Professor→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-07-29 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2024-05-31
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2023-09-20
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2022-09-15
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