DROMAN SOLUTIONS LTD

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SC497299 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-321.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £321,939
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
-£322k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£322k-£251k-£181k-£110k-£39k£31kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-321.9k£-316.8k
Current assets£31.2k£31.5k
Cash£3£256
Debtors£31.2k£31.2k
Net assets£-321.9k£-316.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-18
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    JOHNSTON, James Cameron Mcgregor resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-18
    ➖
    MCCRACKEN, John David resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-18
    ➖
    MERRILL, Alastair James Stuart resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-03
    ➖
    BEATON, Martin William, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2025-03-03
    ➖
    BRATTON, Natalie resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-11-29
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  18. 2022-11-29
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  19. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-08-01
    ➕
    BRATTON, Natalie appointed
    director
  25. 2017-08-01
    ➕
    MERRILL, Alastair James Stuart appointed
    director
  26. 2015-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DROMAN SOLUTIONS LTD
  27. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    TOMKINS, Patrick Lindsay appointed
    director
  28. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    BEATON, Martin William, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, James Cameron Mcgregor appointed
    director
  30. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    MCCRACKEN, John David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Patrick Lindsay Tomkins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control29/06/2016
Mr Christopher Humfrey Nils Chamberlain
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/10/2017

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
Incorporated2015-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

78 Main Street
Leuchars
St. Andrews
KY16 0HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TOMKINS, Patrick Lindsay→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATON, Martin William, Dr→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2025-03-03
Resigned
BRATTON, Natalie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2025-03-03
Resigned
JOHNSTON, James Cameron Mcgregor→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2025-03-18
Resigned
MCCRACKEN, John David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2025-03-18
Resigned
MERRILL, Alastair James Stuart→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2025-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30