HIGHLANDS AT LAST LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC683828 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-16
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 May 2024
Net worth
£11.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
  • 79901Activities of tourist guides
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £11,567

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 817% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£20.1k£1.3k
Current assets£2.8k
Cash£2.2k
Net assets£11.6k£1.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2023-10-02
    MOFFATT, Morven appointed
    director
  4. 2023-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-07-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLANDS AT LAST LIMITED
  13. 2020-12-16
    MOFFATT, David appointed
    director
  14. 2020-12-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 David Moffatt
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

Home At Last
Ardochy Road
Whitebridge
Highlands
IV2 6UR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MOFFATT, David
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-16
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MOFFATT, Morven
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-02
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-07