DRUMMOND LAURIE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC460334 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£550.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £550,669
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£461k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Net Worth
£551k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £570.9k | £452.6k |
| Current assets | £1.14M | £1.16M |
| Cash | £460.5k | £486.1k |
| Debtors | £676.0k | £674.5k |
| Net assets | £550.7k | £440.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18➕MCMILLAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-09-29➕BROWN, Greig appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➕MCVICAR, Julie appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➖WHEELER, David James resigneddirector
- 2023-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-01➕JACK, Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DRUMMOND LAURIE LIMITED
- 2013-09-30➕BILSLAND, Ian Alexander George appointeddirector
- 2013-09-30➕WHEELER, David James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Drummond Laurie (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Drummond Laurie (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DRUMMOND LAURIE LIMITED
This company · SC460334
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Drummond Laurie (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/09/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ian Alexander George Bilslandceased 03/11/2023· 25-50% voting
- Mr David James Wheelerceased 29/09/2023· 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 8WX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
BILSLAND, Ian Alexander George→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Greig→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMILLAN, Robert→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-12-18
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MCVICAR, Julie→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-09-29
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WHEELER, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2023-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/03/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29