HIGHLANDS PRIDE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC326432 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-27

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 Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11070

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30	2023-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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GRAFHAM, Robert John resigned
director
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-08
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LUNINA, Tatyana appointed
director
2022-07-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-27
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MCDOWALL, David appointed
director
2022-06-27
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BROWN, Charles Duncan resigned
secretary
2022-06-27
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BROWN, Charles Duncan resigned
director
2022-06-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2007-06-27
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Company incorporated
As HIGHLANDS PRIDE LTD.
2007-06-27
➕
BROWN, Charles Duncan appointed
secretary
2007-06-27
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BROWN, Charles Duncan appointed
director
2007-06-27
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GRAFHAM, Robert John appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Tatyana Lunina Individual · Uzbek · DOB 05/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	08/07/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Charles Duncan Brownceased 08/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated2007-06-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

6 Firth Gardens

Troon

KA10 6TQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-11

Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LUNINA, Tatyana→

director · ~47y · appointed 2022-07-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCDOWALL, David→

director · ~63y · appointed 2022-06-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Charles Duncan→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2022-06-27

Resigned

BROWN, Charles Duncan→

director · ~79y · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2022-06-27

Resigned

GRAFHAM, Robert John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2023-07-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-07-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-07-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-07-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-07-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-06-27

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-06-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-06-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-27