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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive 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: 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 (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
25 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
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25➕FLEMING, Sharon Eddington appointeddirector
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-06➕BROWN, Alexander David appointeddirector
- 2018-05-06➖PURDIE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2018-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-31➕OGILVIE, Charles Stephen appointeddirector
- 2016-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs DRUMMOND MILLER TRUSTEES LIMITED
- 2016-04-22➕PURDIE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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.
🏛️ultimate parent
Drummond Miller Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Drummond Miller Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: 2025-04-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Alexander David→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLEMING, Sharon Eddington→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-08-25
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OGILVIE, Charles Stephen→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PURDIE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2018-05-06
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Recent filings (25 total)
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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-31