DRUMMOND MILLER TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC533473 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-05-312025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-25
    FLEMING, Sharon Eddington appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-05-06
    BROWN, Alexander David appointed
    director
  16. 2018-05-06
    PURDIE, Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2018-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-06-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-05-31
    OGILVIE, Charles Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2016-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRUMMOND MILLER TRUSTEES LIMITED
  22. 2016-04-22
    PURDIE, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Drummond Miller Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Drummond Miller Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
DRUMMOND MILLER TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · SC533473

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
Drummond Miller Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Glenorchy House
20 Union Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Alexander David
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-06
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Active
FLEMING, Sharon Eddington
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-08-25
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Active
OGILVIE, Charles Stephen
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-31
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Active
PURDIE, Andrew
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2018-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24