NORTH HIGHLAND REGENERATION FUND

🌳Matureactive
SC301805 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-05-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 16 with DOB)
84
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
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
  6. 2023-08-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-08-15
    REED, Jamieson Ronald appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-14
    MCNAMARA, John resigned
    director
  10. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-06-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-05-31
    WEBB, Helen appointed
    secretary
  14. 2022-04-20
    ELLIOTT, Katy Laura resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-09-23
    ELLIOTT, Katy Laura appointed
    secretary
  16. 2021-09-23
    HODGSON, Elizabeth Helen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-09-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2021-09-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-02-24
    HODGSON, Elizabeth Helen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2021-02-23
    REID, Colin Stuart resigned
    secretary
  23. 2021-02-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-11-06
    FLEAR, David Charles Macquistan resigned
    director
  26. 2020-11-06
    MILNES, Derrick Herbert resigned
    director
  27. 2020-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2020-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2020-10-05
    GORDON, Kirsty Charlotte appointed
    director
  30. 2020-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2020-03-09
    HODGSON, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  32. 2020-03-09
    REID, Colin Stuart appointed
    secretary
  33. 2019-09-01
    MCNAMARA, John appointed
    director
  34. 2019-08-31
    HAMILTON, Bill resigned
    director
  35. 2016-10-18
    HAMILTON, Bill appointed
    director
  36. 2016-10-17
    LOWE, Nigel William resigned
    director
  37. 2015-01-23
    MIDDLEMAS, Simon Robert appointed
    director
  38. 2015-01-23
    NICHOLSON, Keith, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 2014-07-25
    MILNES, Derrick Herbert appointed
    director
  40. 2012-10-28
    ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart resigned
    director
  41. 2011-09-26
    LOWE, Nigel William appointed
    director
  42. 2011-09-26
    MACCONNELL, Anna Mairi resigned
    director
  43. 2010-10-14
    BARGELT, Randall Jay resigned
    director
  44. 2010-10-07
    MACCONNELL, Anna Mairi appointed
    director
  45. 2008-07-02
    BUXTON, Carroll Carson resigned
    director
  46. 2008-01-14
    BARGELT, Randall Jay appointed
    director
  47. 2008-01-14
    FARQUHAR, John Forbes resigned
    director
  48. 2006-08-11
    FYFE, John, Professor appointed
    director
  49. 2006-08-11
    THURSO, John Archibald, The Right Honourable Viscount appointed
    director
  50. 2006-08-11
    HODGSON, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Secretary Of State For Energy Security & Net Zero
Individual
board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

D2003 Dounreay
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (7 active · 16 resigned)

WEBB, Helen
secretary · appointed 2022-05-31
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Active
FYFE, John, Professor
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-08-11
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Active
GORDON, Kirsty Charlotte
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-10-05
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Active
MIDDLEMAS, Simon Robert
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-01-23
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Active
NICHOLSON, Keith, Dr
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-01-23
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Active
REED, Jamieson Ronald
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-08-15
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Active
THURSO, John Archibald, The Right Honourable Viscount
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Katy Laura
secretary · appointed 2021-09-23 · resigned 2022-04-20
Resigned
HODGSON, Elizabeth Helen
secretary · appointed 2021-02-24 · resigned 2021-09-23
Resigned
HODGSON, Helen Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2006-08-11 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned
REID, Colin Stuart
secretary · appointed 2020-03-09 · resigned 2021-02-23
Resigned
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-08-11
Resigned
BARGELT, Randall Jay
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2010-10-14
Resigned
BUXTON, Carroll Carson
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-08-11 · resigned 2008-07-02
Resigned
FARQUHAR, John Forbes
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-08-11 · resigned 2008-01-14
Resigned
FLEAR, David Charles Macquistan
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-08-11 · resigned 2020-11-06
Resigned
HAMILTON, Bill
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-10-18 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned
LOWE, Nigel William
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2016-10-17
Resigned
MACCONNELL, Anna Mairi
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2011-09-26
Resigned
MCNAMARA, John
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2023-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2023-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-23