HIGHLAND AVIATION TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC357935 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-08
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 2024
Net worth
£212.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £212,137

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£212k
Current Assets
£80k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£42k£85k£127k£170k£212kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£417.8k—
Current assets£80.5k—
Cash£9.3k—
Debtors£31.6k—
Net assets£212.1k—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-08-20
    ➕
    SHER, Aamer Mohammed Saeed appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-20
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    ROOMES, William Scott resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-31
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    TAGGART, Nicholas Derek resigned
    director
  10. 2024-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-22
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    TAGGART, Nicholas Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2019-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-02-01
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    BARCLAY, David Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2019-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2017-10-20
    ➕
    ROOMES, William Scott appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-03
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Karen Patricia resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    RACIONZER, Daniel Benjamin resigned
    director
  26. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    RACIONZER, Daniel Benjamin appointed
    director
  27. 2010-01-13
    ➖
    YOUNGS, Stuart John resigned
    director
  28. 2009-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND AVIATION TRAINING LIMITED
  29. 2009-04-08
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Karen Patricia appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-04-08
    ➕
    BARCLAY, David Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2009-04-08
    ➕
    YOUNGS, Stuart John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Aamer Mohammed Saeed Sher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas Derek Taggartceased 01/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
  • Mr William Scott Roomesceased 01/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr David Andrew Barclayceased 01/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 101 Inverness Airport
Inverness
IV2 7JB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SHER, Aamer Mohammed Saeed→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Karen Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2013-03-03
Resigned
BARCLAY, David Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
RACIONZER, Daniel Benjamin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
ROOMES, William Scott→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-20 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned
TAGGART, Nicholas Derek→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-07-22 · resigned 2024-08-31
Resigned
YOUNGS, Stuart John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2010-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-10