CITY PAVING HIGHLANDS LIMITED

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SC501050 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 £17,393
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,196 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£23.3k£65.6k
Current assets£50.4k£66.8k
Cash£38.2k£40.4k
Debtors£11.7k£25.9k
Net assets£17.4k£59.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
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    HENDRY, Catherine Jane resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CITY PAVING HIGHLANDS LIMITED
  18. 2015-03-20
    ➕
    HENDRY, Keith Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-20
    ➕
    HENDRY, Catherine Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Jane Hendry
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Keith Joseph Hendry
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Catherine Jane Hendryceased 30/06/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Blarmore Avenue
Inverness
IV3 8QT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HENDRY, Keith Joseph→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
HENDRY, Catherine Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-20 · resigned 2025-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31