DRAMS SOFTWARE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC771071 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23➕O'CONNOR, Troy appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23➖BEATTIE, Brian resigneddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs DRAMS SOFTWARE LIMITED
- 2023-05-31➕BRADLEY, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31➕DUFTON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31➕BEATTIE, Brian appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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
Brillian Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brillian Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DRAMS SOFTWARE LIMITED
This company · SC771071
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brillian Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Worldwide Chain Stores Limitedceased 30/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
1 Berry Street
Aberdeen
AB25 1HF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BRADLEY, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-05-31
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DUFTON, Michael→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-05-31
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O'CONNOR, Troy→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-23
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BEATTIE, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-05-31 · resigned 2025-04-23
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-31