HIGHLAND IT LIMITED

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SC286034 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-10
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,650

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£172k
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k£29k£65k£101k£136k£172kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£11.1k—
Current assets£172.3k—
Cash£36.4k—
Debtors£135.9k—
Net assets£-6.7k—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-01
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  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
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    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-09-01
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    GRANT, Klaudia Maria resigned
    director
  11. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-29
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  13. 2018-03-31
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  14. 2017-07-10
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    GRANT, Klaudia Maria appointed
    director
  15. 2017-07-10
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-03-31
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  17. 2016-11-30
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    GRANT, Klaudia Maria resigned
    director
  18. 2016-11-30
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2016-06-29
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  20. 2015-09-01
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    GRANT, Klaudia Maria appointed
    director
  21. 2009-01-01
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    GRANT, Lyn resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-24
    ➕
    GRANT, James appointed
    director
  23. 2005-08-09
    ➖
    GRANT, James resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-08-09
    ➕
    GRANT, Lyn appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-08-09
    ➖
    GRANT, James resigned
    director
  26. 2005-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND IT LIMITED
  27. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    GRANT, James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-06-10
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-06-10
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    GRANT, James appointed
    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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 James Grant
Individual · English · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

24 Redwood Crescent
Inverness
IV2 6HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

GRANT, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, James→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2005-08-09
Resigned
GRANT, Lyn→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-09 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2005-06-10
Resigned
GRANT, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2005-08-09
Resigned
GRANT, Klaudia Maria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
GRANT, Klaudia Maria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30