HIGHFIELD (GRAMPIAN) LIMITED

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SC146462 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-15
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 32.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£638.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 32.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £638,728
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£639k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£128k£255k£383k£511k£639kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Cash£32.5k£29.2k
Net assets£638.7k£636.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-04-25
    ➕
    HALL, Shona appointed
    director
  16. 2019-04-25
    ➕
    YOUNG, Gillian appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2019-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2018-09-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2018-07-09
    ➖
    YOUNG, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-07-09
    ➖
    YOUNG, Patricia resigned
    director
  23. 1997-11-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 1995-04-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 1994-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 1993-10-08
    ➕
    YOUNG, Donald appointed
    director
  27. 1993-10-08
    ➕
    YOUNG, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  28. 1993-10-08
    ➕
    YOUNG, Patricia appointed
    director
  29. 1993-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHFIELD (GRAMPIAN) LIMITED
  30. 1993-09-15
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1993-09-15
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1993-09-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  33. 1993-09-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Donald Young
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Patricia Youngceased 09/07/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

C/O Johnston Carmichael Axis Business Centre
Thainstone Business Centre
Inverurie
AB51 5TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HALL, Shona→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Donald→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Gillian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-15 · resigned 1993-09-15
Resigned
YOUNG, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-08 · resigned 2018-07-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-09-15 · resigned 1993-09-15
Resigned
YOUNG, Patricia→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-10-08 · resigned 2018-07-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property14/11/1997—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property06/04/1995—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property22/04/199404/03/2019
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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-16