DRUMFROCHAR INDUSTRIAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC716600 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52101
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52102SIC 52102
  • 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£462k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£100
Current assets£462.4k
Cash£100
Net assets£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-30
    MCWATERS, Alexander Thomas resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-12-18
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  9. 2023-05-30
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  10. 2023-02-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2022-01-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRUMFROCHAR INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
  14. 2021-12-02
    EASDALE, Alexander appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-02
    MCWATERS, Alexander Thomas appointed
    director
  16. 2021-12-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Inverdev 1 Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Inverdev 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
DRUMFROCHAR INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
This company · SC716600

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Inverdev 1 Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2021
Mr Alexander Thomas Mcwaters
Individual · British · DOB 02/1998 · age 28
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander Easdaleceased 21/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52101 — SIC 52101

Registered office

99 Earnhill Road
Greenock
PA16 0EQ

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EASDALE, Alexander
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-02
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Active
MCWATERS, Alexander Thomas
director · ~28y · appointed 2021-12-02 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-12-18
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-05-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-05