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HIGHLAND CLEARANCE LIMITED
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
- · Opportunity score: 82 → 70
- · Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → no_debt
- · Legal friction: moderate → low
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 3 worsened.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
- ↓Opportunity score: 82 → 70
- ↑Live charges: 2 → 0
- ↓PSC count: 1 → 0
- ·Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → no_debt
- +1 more
Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 2 improved, 3 worsened.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
- ↓Opportunity score: 82 → 70
- ↑Live charges: 2 → 0
- ↓PSC count: 1 → 0
- ·Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → no_debt
- +1 more
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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 →Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
- 1984-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND CLEARANCE LIMITED
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +No director turnover: Company is 42 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
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6 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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