UPLAND DEVELOPMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC569266 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£15.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
26 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £15,594,001
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16m
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£3.1m£6.2m£9.4m£12m£16mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£15.59M£15.60M
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£15.59M£15.60M

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2024-07-31
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-07-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-03
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  14. 2017-07-03
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2017-07-03
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  16. 2017-07-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2017-07-03
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  18. 2017-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As UPLAND DEVELOPMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  19. 2017-06-21
    CAMERON, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-21
    GERRARD, Gary James appointed
    director
  21. 2017-06-21
    MACLENNAN, Fiona appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2017-07-03: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

First Floor
111 Grampian Road
Aviemore
PH22 1RH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAMERON, David John
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-06-21
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Active
GERRARD, Gary James
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-21
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Active
MACLENNAN, Fiona
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-21
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-08-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13