DRUMMOND BOARD ADVISORY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC663624 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-29➕WOODHOUSE, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs DRUMMOND BOARD ADVISORY LTD
- 2020-06-09➕WOODHOUSE, Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-06-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Woodhouse Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/06/2020 |
Mrs Linda Jane Woodhouse Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
4-5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WOODHOUSE, Linda Jane→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-29
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WOODHOUSE, Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-09
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10