DRUM CAPITAL PROJECTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC485594 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  3. 2024-10-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-10-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  5. 2024-10-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-10-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  7. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-21
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-10-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-12-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2015-09-21
    ➕
    OAG, Stuart Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-26
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    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As DRUM CAPITAL PROJECTS LTD
  23. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    BONE, Graeme Morrison appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2014-09-01
    ➖
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    HOWELL-BOWLEY, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-01
    ➖
    HOWELL-BOWLEY, Karen Elizabeth resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Drum Development Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Drum Development Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DRUM CAPITAL PROJECTS LTD
This company · SC485594

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Drum Development Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

12 Rubislaw Terrace Lane
Aberdeen
AB10 1XF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONE, Graeme Morrison→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OAG, Stuart Charles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2014-09-01
Resigned
HOWELL-BOWLEY, Karen Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2014-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge1 property16/10/2024—
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge—11/10/2024—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—11/12/201512/10/2018
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-14