HIGH FLY SCOTLAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC502655 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-07
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGH FLY SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2015-04-07➕CLARK, Robin Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robin Michael Clark Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robin Michael Clarkceased 01/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALICE MCNEIL INTEGRATIVE HEALTH LTD→ SC843474 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARTSPLAY HIGHLAND→ SC252241 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ASSYNT LEISURE→ SC208883 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CIVIL DEFENCE & EMERGENCY SERVICE PRESERVATION TRUST→ SC198519 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CULTARLANN INBHIR NIS→ SC653865 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GILLIAN HOBAN MAKE UP LTD→ SC862826 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GLACHBEG CROFT LTD→ SC723394 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| HALKIRK DISTRICT BENEFIT FUND→ SC281781 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND→ SC407011 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND AVIATION TRAINING LIMITED→ SC357935 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND LEARNING ACADEMY LTD→ SC814365 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND ORTHOPAEDIC COURSES LTD→ SC773418 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Stewart & Stewart Limited Hillview
High Street
Beauly
IV4 7BT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CLARK, Robin Michael→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-04-07
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21