HIGHRIDGEHALL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC180410 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 87). 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

2 live charges · oldest 28.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.5 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 (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £1,401,319

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£866k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£280k£561k£841k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.41M£1.35M
Current assets£866.1k£832.7k
Debtors£789.7k£778.0k
Net assets£1.40M£1.34M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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  3. 2025-10-03
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  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  6. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-16
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  11. 2020-11-16
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-11-10
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    AITCHISON, Graeme John appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-11-10
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    AITCHISON, Rosalind Helen resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2019-02-25
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  16. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-15
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2001-10-21
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    AITCHISON, Henry Aldengrave resigned
    director
  19. 1997-12-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  20. 1997-11-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 1997-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHRIDGEHALL LIMITED
  22. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    AITCHISON, Graeme John appointed
    director
  23. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    AITCHISON, John Aldengrave appointed
    director
  24. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    AITCHISON, Rosalind Helen appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-11-07
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    AITCHISON, Henry Aldengrave appointed
    director
  28. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-11-07
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1997-11-07
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1997-11-07
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme John Aitchison
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Aldengrave Aitchisonceased 17/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1997-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Academy House
Shedden Park Road
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 7AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

AITCHISON, Graeme John→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-10
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Active
AITCHISON, Graeme John→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITCHISON, John Aldengrave→
director · ~87y · appointed 1997-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITCHISON, Rosalind Helen→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-07 · resigned 2020-11-10
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-07 · resigned 1997-11-07
Resigned
AITCHISON, Henry Aldengrave→
director · ~118y · appointed 1997-11-07 · resigned 2001-10-21
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-07 · resigned 1997-11-07
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-07 · resigned 1997-11-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property12/12/1997—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property26/11/1997—
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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-16