HIGHLAND TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC392513 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
➖
WOTHERSPOON, Johnathan Lawrence Edwards resigned
director
2025-07-10
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-01
➕
PRENTICE, Hannah appointed
director
2025-01-31
📄
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-10-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-13
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-01
➕
WOTHERSPOON, James Robert Edwards appointed
director
2024-01-01
➕
WOTHERSPOON, Johnathan Lawrence Edwards appointed
director
2023-12-13
➖
MACKAY, Iain Finlay Magnus resigned
director
2023-12-01
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-01
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
➖
ADAMS, Paul resigned
director
2023-10-31
➖
SMART, John Douglas resigned
director
2023-10-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
📄
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-02-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
📄
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-02-08
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-10
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
➖
CAMPBELL, James Peter resigned
director
2021-07-12
➕
MACKAY, Iain Finlay Magnus appointed
director
2020-09-11
➖
DONALDSON, Ian resigned
director
2019-08-31
➕
BELL, David Graham appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
MACDONALD, Ian appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
MACLEAN, Roderick Kenneth appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
ADAMS, Paul appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
CAMPBELL, James Peter appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
DONALDSON, Ian appointed
director
2019-08-31
➕
SMART, John Douglas appointed
director
2019-06-30
➕
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-06-30
➕
MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
director
2019-06-30
➕
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2019-06-30
➖
DUNCAN, Calum Iain resigned
director
2011-06-30
➖
MACBEAN, Fiona resigned
director
2011-01-31
🏢
Company incorporated
As HIGHLAND TRUSTEES LIMITED
2011-01-31
➕
DUNCAN, Calum Iain appointed
director
2011-01-31
➕
MACBEAN, Fiona appointed
director

Owner dependency

70/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

⬇

HIGHLAND TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · SC392513

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/06/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Calum Iain Duncanceased 30/06/2019· board control · firm interest

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · IV postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
5D LEISURE & WELLNESS CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC775929 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AAD PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD→ SC876667 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ACORN SIGNS (HOLDINGS) LTD.→ SC296906 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
ACSMID (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC177791 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—
ACTIV8 SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC660009 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ADHOC HR LTD→ SC567633 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
AFL MECHANICAL LTD→ SC820833 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AIRD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→ SC572955 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
ALFMAC LIMITED→ SC694689 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ALN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED→ SC883391 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ANDERSON ECOSSE LEGAL LIMITED→ SC789780 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ARDELL (TONGUE) LTD→ SC642541 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-01-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp The Green House

Beechwood Park North

Inverness

IV2 3BL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31