HIGHLANDERS HOLDING LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC127767 · ltd · incorporated 1990-10-05
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-190.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 02400SIC 02400
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £190,908
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£661
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
-£191k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£661
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£191k-£152k-£114k-£76k-£37k£1kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-190.9k£-159.3k
Current assets£661£1.2k
Cash£661£882
Debtors—£342
Net assets£-190.9k£-159.3k

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

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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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  2. 2024-03-14
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  3. 2023-08-10
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  4. 2022-09-12
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  5. 2021-11-12
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  6. 2020-08-27
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  7. 2019-08-14
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  8. 2018-05-31
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  9. 2017-07-06
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  10. 2016-10-12
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  11. 2016-10-12
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-10-12
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-08-02
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  14. 2016-07-13
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-12-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2000-03-21
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    HOOGSTEDE JONKER, Nelly Hedwig appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-03-21
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    HOOGSTEDE JONKER, Nelly Hedwig appointed
    director
  18. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    VAN TONGEREN, Leonardis Wilhelmus Clemens resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    VAN TONGEREN, Leonardis Wilhelmus Clemens resigned
    director
  20. 1994-07-15
    ➕
    VAN TONGEREN, Leonardis Wilhelmus Clemens appointed
    secretary
  21. 1994-07-15
    ➖
    KERR STIRLING LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1990-10-10
    ➕
    HOOGSTEDE, Cornelis Johannes appointed
    director
  23. 1990-10-10
    ➕
    KERR STIRLING LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1990-10-10
    ➖
    LAVASANEY, Raha resigned
    director
  25. 1990-10-10
    ➕
    VAN TONGEREN, Leonardis Wilhelmus Clemens appointed
    director
  26. 1990-10-10
    ➖
    ALEXANDERS BUSINESS PRESS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1990-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLANDERS HOLDING LTD.
  28. 1990-10-05
    ➕
    LAVASANEY, Raha appointed
    director
  29. 1990-10-05
    ➕
    ALEXANDERS BUSINESS PRESS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nelly Hegwig Hoogstede
Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Wester Coshieville Farm
Grandtully
Aberfeldy
Perthshire
PH15 2QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HOOGSTEDE JONKER, Nelly Hedwig→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-21
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Active
HOOGSTEDE, Cornelis Johannes→
director · ~76y · appointed 1990-10-10
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Active
HOOGSTEDE JONKER, Nelly Hedwig→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN TONGEREN, Leonardis Wilhelmus Clemens→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-15 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
KERR STIRLING LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1990-10-10 · resigned 1994-07-15
Resigned
LAVASANEY, Raha→
director · ~62y · appointed 1990-10-05 · resigned 1990-10-10
Resigned
VAN TONGEREN, Leonardis Wilhelmus Clemens→
director · ~76y · appointed 1990-10-10 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
ALEXANDERS BUSINESS PRESS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1990-10-05 · resigned 1990-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

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2025-10-22
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2025-08-25
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2024-10-08
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2024-03-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
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accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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2022-10-17
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2022-09-12
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2021-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
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2020-10-15
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accounts · AA
2020-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
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accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-31