HIGHLAND SPIRIT LIMITED

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SC262925 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£216
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £216
Net assets shrinking
Down £675 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£216
↓ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.2k£4.6k
Current assets£17.0k£16.6k
Cash£7.8k£14.1k
Debtors£8.3k£150
Net assets£216£891

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    SCOTT, Dina Angeles resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-28
    ➕
    SCOTT, Dina Angeles appointed
    director
  13. 2017-08-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-09-01
    ➖
    DICK, George William resigned
    director
  18. 2004-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND SPIRIT LIMITED
  19. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    SCOTT, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    SCOTT, Andrew James appointed
    director
  21. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-02-04
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    DICK, George William appointed
    director
  24. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-02-04
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

41 Wards Road
Elgin
Morayshire
IV30 1NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SCOTT, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Andrew James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-04
Resigned
DICK, George William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Dina Angeles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-08-28 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-13