HIGHLAND FUELS HOLDINGS LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
SC215790 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-15
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,000,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£2.00M£10.00M
Average employees300300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-08-22
    ➕
    CLINTON, Nicholas Francis Apps appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-22
    ➕
    RHODES, Stephen Grant appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-28
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    CRUDEN, Isobel Macgregor resigned
    director
  16. 2019-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  19. 2018-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2017-07-01
    ➖
    MATHESON, Kenneth Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-22
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-12-22
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-09-08
    ➖
    BRONGERS, Cornelis resigned
    director
  24. 2010-08-31
    ➖
    GREGORY, David resigned
    director
  25. 2006-07-26
    ➕
    BRONGERS, Cornelis appointed
    director
  26. 2006-04-01
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-07-05
    ➖
    CRUDEN, Isobel Macgregor resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-07-05
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2004-05-31
    ➖
    LAWRIE, Keith Douglas resigned
    director
  31. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    CRUDEN, Isobel Macgregor appointed
    director
  32. 2004-04-08
    ➖
    MCNAB, Colin Hamilton resigned
    director
  33. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    MATHESON, Kenneth Andrew appointed
    director
  34. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    CARDNO, Graeme resigned
    director
  35. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    LAWRIE, Keith Douglas appointed
    director
  36. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    CARDNO, Graeme appointed
    director
  37. 2001-05-21
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2001-05-17
    ➕
    GREGORY, David appointed
    director
  39. 2001-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    CRUDEN, Isobel Macgregor appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-05-01
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    MCNAB, Colin Hamilton appointed
    director
  44. 2001-03-15
    ➕
    SHAND, George Graeme Mcintosh appointed
    director
  45. 2001-03-15
    ➖
    DURANO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2001-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND FUELS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  47. 2001-02-15
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 2001-02-15
    ➕
    DURANO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Highland Fuels (Investments) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Highland Fuels (Investments) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HIGHLAND FUELS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC215790

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Highland Fuels (Investments) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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🔒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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

2 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLINTON, Nicholas Francis Apps→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RHODES, Stephen Grant→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAND, George Graeme Mcintosh→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRUDEN, Isobel Macgregor→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2005-07-05
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2001-05-21
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-15 · resigned 2001-05-01
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2014-12-22
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-05 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
BRONGERS, Cornelis→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-07-26 · resigned 2011-09-08
Resigned
CARDNO, Graeme→
director · ~92y · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
CRUDEN, Isobel Macgregor→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2019-03-28
Resigned
GREGORY, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
LAWRIE, Keith Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2004-05-31
Resigned
MATHESON, Kenneth Andrew→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
MCNAB, Colin Hamilton→
director · ~91y · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2004-04-08
Resigned
DURANO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-15 · resigned 2001-03-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/05/2001—
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Recent filings (141 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05