MUNRO (HIGHLAND) LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 49.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £761.2k | £732.7k |
| Current assets | £782.0k | £763.2k |
| Cash | £48.7k | £49.4k |
| Debtors | £733.4k | £713.8k |
| Net assets | £711.0k | £662.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-05-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-22➕MUNRO, Jean appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-22➕MUNRO, William appointeddirector
- 2017-06-22➖MUNRO, Roderick David resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-22➖MUNRO, Roderick David resigneddirector
- 2012-03-28➖MUNRO, William resigneddirector
- 2011-04-01➖MUNRO, David John resignedsecretary
- 2011-04-01➕MUNRO, Roderick David appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-01➕MUNRO, Roderick David appointeddirector
- 2009-09-30➖MUNRO, David John resigneddirector
- 2008-07-31➖MUNRO, Pamela Jane resigneddirector
- 2004-11-01➕MUNRO, Pamela Jane appointeddirector
- 1981-06-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1977-02-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1976-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MUNRO (HIGHLAND) LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUNRO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
William Munro Construction (Highland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
William Munro Construction (Highland) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of offset | 1 property | 08/06/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/02/1977 | — |