HIGHLAND PROPERTY SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC237438 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,820

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£34k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£9.5k
Current assets£33.8k
Cash£31.2k
Debtors£2.6k
Net assets£8.8k

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-04-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-01
    ARMOUR, James resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-01-30
    ARMOUR, Wendy Jane resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-01-30
    ARMOUR, Wendy Jane resigned
    director
  9. 2025-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-01-30
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2025-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2025-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-01-14
    TANNAHILL, Nicola Julie appointed
    director
  15. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-16
    ARMOUR, Wendy Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2021-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2002-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND PROPERTY SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2002-09-27
    ARMOUR, Wendy Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-09-27
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-09-27
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-09-27
    ARMOUR, James appointed
    director
  28. 2002-09-27
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-09-27
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Nicola Julie Tannahill
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • James Armourceased 08/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Wendy Jane Armourceased 30/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

14 Beinn Ghuilbinn
Aviemore
PH22 1LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TANNAHILL, Nicola Julie
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMOUR, Wendy Jane
secretary · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2025-01-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
ARMOUR, James
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
ARMOUR, Wendy Jane
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-03-16 · resigned 2025-01-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05