HIGHLAND-NORTH SEA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC050468 · ltd · incorporated 1972-05-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 4 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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
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
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-01➕JACOBS, Rachel, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01➖HAHN, Jeremy Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-01➖KILPATRICK, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-01➖KILPATRICK, Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-01➕NEESON III, William James appointeddirector
- 2023-01-01➕HAHN, Jeremy Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-01-01➖HILL, Thomas Eugene resigneddirector
- 2023-01-01➖O'CONNOR, George Rufus resigneddirector
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-24➕DAVIS, Marion Clark appointeddirector
- 2020-11-24➕DAVIS, Marion Clark appointeddirector
- 2020-11-24➖DAVIS, Marion Clark resigneddirector
- 2019-01-01➖WOLCOTT, Charles resigneddirector
- 2008-11-17➕WOLCOTT, Charles appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➕HILL, Thomas Eugene appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➕O'CONNOR, George Rufus appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➖TILLEY, Paul Dean resigneddirector
- 2000-06-30➖MACMILLAN, Alexander Ross resigneddirector
- 1995-12-31➖JONES, Clyde Daniel resigneddirector
- 1972-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND-NORTH SEA LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
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
Highland Resources Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Highland Resources Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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HIGHLAND-NORTH SEA LIMITED
This company · SC050468
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Highland Resources Inc Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Construction · IV postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPASS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD→ SC355872 · est 2009 | £8.17M £5.83M–£10.50M | — | — | 128 | 17y | 82 | 53y |
| G & A BARNIE GROUP LIMITED→ SC265415 · est 2004 | £5.89M £4.21M–£7.58M | — | — | 426 | 22y | 84 | 68y |
| G.F. JOB LIMITED→ SC135278 · est 1991 | £5.10M £3.64M–£6.56M | — | — | 65 | 34y | 88 | 75y |
| HIGHLAND METALS LIMITED→ SC061436 · est 1976 | £3.87M £2.77M–£4.98M | — | — | 35 | 49y | 88 | 71y |
| HIGHLAND DEEPHAVEN LIMITED→ SC050016 · est 1972 | £1.97M £1.41M–£2.54M | — | — | 4 | 54y | 83 | 71y |
| CRANLOCH LIMITED→ SC237023 · est 2002 | — | — | £10.4k | — | 23y | 83 | 68y |
| DARROCH & ALLAN (JOINERS & BUILDERS) LIMITED→ SC227618 · est 2002 | — | — | £2.04M | — | 24y | 83 | 65y |
| ERG (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC195590 · est 1999 | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 59y |
| HIGHLAND HEATING MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC296985 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 20 | 20y | 83 | 58y |
| LEWISTON ARMS LIMITED→ SC319673 · est 2007 | — | — | £32.6k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
| ST BUILDING SERVICES (FORRES) LIMITED→ SC358458 · est 2009 | — | — | — | 1000 | 17y | 83 | 64y |
| A. DINGWALL LTD.→ SC250022 · est 2003 | — | — | £21.0k | — | 23y | 82 | 66y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Administration Building
Highland Deephaven Ind. Estate
Evanton, Dingwall
Ross Shire
IV16 9XP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
DAVIS, Marion Clark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Rachel, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEESON III, William James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KILPATRICK, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-02-01
DAVIS, Marion Clark→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-24 · resigned 2020-11-24
HAHN, Jeremy Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2024-05-01
HILL, Thomas Eugene→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2023-01-01
JONES, Clyde Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1995-12-31
KILPATRICK, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2023-02-01
MACMILLAN, Alexander Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2000-06-30
O'CONNOR, George Rufus→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2023-01-01
TILLEY, Paul Dean→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2007-02-20
WOLCOTT, Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-11-17 · resigned 2019-01-01
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Recent filings (134 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-10