HIGHLAND SIGNALS LIMITED

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SC405715 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£54.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 61900Other telecommunications activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £54,176
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,451 YoY
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£58.9k£70.6k
Current assets£56.2k£56.6k
Cash£42.5k£46.6k
Debtors£9.6k£7.1k
Net assets£54.2k£64.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2026-01-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-10-03
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, William Adam Hendry appointed
    director
  17. 2011-10-03
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Angus George resigned
    director
  18. 2011-10-03
    ➖
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2011-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND SIGNALS LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-19
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-08-19
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-19
    ➕
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Adam Hendry Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Adam Hendryceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Registered office

10 Edington Road
Inverness
Highland
IV2 3DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHERSON, William Adam Hendry→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Angus George→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-08-19 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-08-19 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-13