HIGHLAND HOMELESS TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC252664 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-07-14

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (9 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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officers · AP01
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · AP01
2025-11-24
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GEDDES, Alan appointed
director
2025-11-24
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MCCANN, Peter Aloysius appointed
director
2025-11-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-12
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officers · AP01
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
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officers · TM01
2023-11-13
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HUTCHENS, Douglas Mowbray appointed
director
2023-11-13
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MACDONALD, Irene Joan appointed
director
2023-11-13
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GEDDES, Alan resigned
director
2022-12-19
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accounts · AA
2022-11-17
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officers · TM01
2022-11-14
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MACRAE, Isabella Macgregor resigned
director
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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officers · AP01
2021-11-08
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KING, Joshua appointed
director
2020-09-08
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accounts · AA
2020-02-06
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officers · AP01
2019-11-11
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PALIN, Fiona appointed
director
2019-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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officers · TM01
2019-05-28
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SUTHERLAND, David Fraser resigned
director
2018-11-12
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WALSH, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2018-11-12
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FINNIE, John Bradford, Msp resigned
director
2018-11-12
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SUTHERLAND, David Fraser appointed
director
2018-04-05
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MONAGHAN, Paul William, Dr resigned
director
2017-09-21
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MCCANN, Peter Aloysius resigned
director
2017-06-13
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SMITH, Maxine Ruth Ann resigned
director
2015-05-06
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ROWANTREE, Robert Ian resigned
director
2014-11-10
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TODD, Iain Robert appointed
director
2012-10-29
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GEDDES, Alan appointed
director
2012-07-27
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SMITH, Maxine Ruth Ann appointed
director
2012-07-26
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MCCANN, Peter Aloysius appointed
director
2012-05-01
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GILCHRIST, Alexandrina appointed
secretary
2012-05-01
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MACLEOD & MACCALLUM resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-11-10
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SHEERIN, Heather Barclay resigned
director
2011-08-10
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FOX, Roy Hunter resigned
director
2009-07-20
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ROWANTREE, Robert Ian appointed
director
2009-07-02
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FOX, Roy Hunter appointed
director
2009-03-10
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FINNIE, John Bradford, Msp appointed
director
2008-12-01
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STEWART, David John resigned
director
2008-07-30
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TODD, Iain Robert resigned
director
2007-07-01
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MONAGHAN, Paul William, Dr appointed
director
2007-07-01
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TODD, Iain Robert appointed
director
2007-02-06
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MACRAE, Isabella Macgregor appointed
director
2007-01-18
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SELLAR, Alan George resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alexandrina Mary Gilchrist Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	19/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-07-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

57 Church Street

Inverness

IV1 1DR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16