HIGHLAND GAME LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.3y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £113.5k | £208.3k |
| Average employees | 96 | 8300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-10➖NISSEN, Hans Henrik resigneddirector
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-01➕DALRYMPLE, Joanne, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-04-01➕SOUTAR, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-03-14➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-11-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2004-11-30➖THORNTONS WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-04-26➕NISSEN, Hans Henrik appointeddirector
- 1998-01-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-10-24➕NISSEN, Christian appointeddirector
- 1997-10-24➖HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigneddirector
- 1997-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND GAME LIMITED
- 1997-10-21➕THORNTONS WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-10-21➕HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Highland Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 Food Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/11/2010 | 01/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/01/1998 | 25/04/2014 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/12/1997 | — |