DRUM CENTRAL EDINBURGH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC396013 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of musical instruments and scores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27➕ALEXANDER, Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-10-27➖WHITMEY, David Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-08-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-13➕ALEXANDER, John appointeddirector
- 2018-07-13➖WHITESIDE, Graham resigneddirector
- 2018-07-13➕WHITMEY, David Douglas appointeddirector
- 2018-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2011-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs DRUM CENTRAL EDINBURGH LIMITED
- 2011-03-22➕WHITESIDE, Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome 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 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Alexander Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/10/2022 |
Mr John Alexander Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/07/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Douglas Whitmeyceased 27/10/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr Graham Whitesideceased 13/07/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47591 — Retail sale of musical instruments and scores
Registered office
125 Great Junction Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5JB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ALEXANDER, John→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Louise→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITESIDE, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-03-22 · resigned 2018-07-13
WHITMEY, David Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-07-13 · resigned 2022-10-27
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-15