HIGHLAND CAR CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC040743 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1964-07-30

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 70
· Opportunity score: 81 → 73
· Bankability: 75 → 65
· Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Opportunity score: 81 → 73
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
↓Bankability: 75 → 65
·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

£82.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (19 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

326 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £82,944

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£83k

↑ 3.7% YoY

Current Assets

£71k

↑ 5.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£82.9k	£80.0k
Current assets	£71.0k	£67.3k
Net assets	£82.9k	£80.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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2025-02-01
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MUNRO, Charles appointed
secretary
2025-01-31
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FORSYTH, Mark Robert resigned
secretary
2024-11-07
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HURST, Stewart appointed
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2024-10-31
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JARDINE, Andrew Douglas resigned
director
2024-10-22
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2023-10-26
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HUGHES, Fraser Frederick appointed
director
2023-10-26
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KELT, Gavin Maxwell appointed
director
2023-10-26
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MACINNES, Peter Neil appointed
director
2023-10-26
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MUNRO, Lucy Mary appointed
director
2023-10-26
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FORSYTH, Mark Robert appointed
secretary
2023-10-26
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SMITH, Tracy Angela resigned
secretary
2023-10-26
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FINLAYSON, Ricky resigned
director
2023-06-12
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2022-12-08
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KELT, Gavin Maxwell resigned
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2022-11-23
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2022-11-23
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2022-10-27
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FRASER, David James appointed
director
2022-10-27
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MACRAE, Susan Una appointed
director
2022-10-27
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STRAUBE, Andrew George appointed
director
2022-10-27
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TRACEY, Joan Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-10-28
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BAXTER, Colin Hay resigned
director
2021-10-28
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GLASS, Paul resigned
director
2020-10-31
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JARDINE, Andrew Douglas appointed
director
2020-10-29
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GLASS, Paul appointed
director
2020-10-29
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KELT, Gavin Maxwell appointed
director
2019-11-01
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FRASER, Robin Michael appointed
director
2019-11-01
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MACIVER, Craig resigned
director
2018-10-28
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FINLAYSON, Ricky appointed
director
2017-10-28
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BEATON, Keir Alexander resigned
director
2017-10-28
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BEATON, Paul James resigned
director
2017-10-28
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DONALDSON, Charles resigned
director
2017-10-28
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FINLAYSON, Ricky Donald resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-18 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1964-07-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

15 Cedarwood Crescent

Milton Of Leys

Inverness

Highland

IV2 6GT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-01OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-17