NANSEN HIGHLAND
🌳Matureactive
SC191841 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-12-10
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 24.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-06➕ELLISON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-03➖MULVEY, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2020-02-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-21➕MACKENZIE, Susan appointeddirector
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20➖HENDERSON, Donna resigneddirector
- 2018-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-23➕ROBERTSON, Brian appointeddirector
- 2016-07-31➖TURNER, Jaqueline resigneddirector
- 2014-10-14➖BAECKER, Tad, Dr resigneddirector
- 2014-03-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-03-03➕TURNER, Jaqueline appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-09-01➖PROCTOR, Ken, Doctor resigneddirector
- 2013-07-22➖JOHNSTONE, Leslie Margaret Scott resigneddirector
- 2011-06-09➕HENDERSON, Donna appointeddirector
- 2011-02-16➕PROCTOR, Ken, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2009-10-31➖WHITE, Iain, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-08-26➕MULVEY, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2007-04-27➕WALSH, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2006-08-23➖ALLEN, Louise Dorothy resigneddirector
- 2006-08-23➖ARTHUR, William Ferguson resigneddirector
- 2005-06-03➕JOHNSTONE, Leslie Margaret Scott appointeddirector
- 2004-02-23➕WHITE, Iain, Dr appointeddirector
- 2003-11-26➖PATTISON, Garth resigneddirector
- 2002-08-15➕ALLEN, Louise Dorothy appointeddirector
- 2001-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-11-18➕LAFERE, Bart Paul Maria appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-16➖HAMILTON, Alastair John resignedsecretary
- 2000-11-16➖HAMILTON, Alastair John resigneddirector
- 1998-12-11➕ARTHUR, William Ferguson appointeddirector
- 1998-12-11➕PATTISON, Garth appointeddirector
- 1998-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs NANSEN HIGHLAND
- 1998-12-10➕LAFERE, Bart Paul Maria appointeddirector
- 1998-12-10➕HAMILTON, Alastair John appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-10➕BAECKER, Tad, Dr appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSYNT LEISURE→ SC208883 · est 2000 | — | — | £902.0k | — | 25y | 83 | 70y |
| ORKNEY SCIENCE FESTIVAL→ SC133038 · est 1991 | — | — | £13.4k | — | 34y | 83 | 84y |
| LES ENFANTS NURSERIES LTD.→ SC299437 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 7000 | 20y | 82 | 60y |
| BARBARAVILLE IMPROVEMENT GROUP LIMITED→ SC212569 · est 2000 | — | — | £39.5k | — | 25y | 81 | 84y |
| LAIRG & DISTRICT LEARNING CENTRE→ SC381245 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 81 | 83y |
| NOAH'S ARK DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYGROUP→ SC247699 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 900 | 23y | 81 | 73y |
| OUTF!T-MORAY→ SC295252 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | 81 | 70y |
| RHET HIGHLAND COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE→ SC303911 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 81 | 76y |
| AIGAS FIELD CENTRE LIMITED→ SC498637 · est 2015 | — | — | — | 2600 | 11y | 80 | 80y |
| BALANCED PERCEPTIONS LIMITED→ SC286711 · est 2005 | — | — | — | — | 20y | 80 | 68y |
| CARE FIRST WORLD LTD→ SC330340 · est 2007 | — | — | £134 | — | 18y | 80 | 80y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1998-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Redcastle Station
Tore
Muir Of Ord
Ross Shire
IV6 7RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (6 active · 12 resigned)
LAFERE, Bart Paul Maria→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-11-18
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ELLISON, Ian→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-12-06
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LAFERE, Bart Paul Maria→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1998-12-10
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MACKENZIE, Susan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-09-21
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ROBERTSON, Brian→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-02-23
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WALSH, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-27
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HAMILTON, Alastair John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-10 · resigned 2000-11-16
ALLEN, Louise Dorothy→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2006-08-23
ARTHUR, William Ferguson→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1998-12-11 · resigned 2006-08-23
BAECKER, Tad, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1998-12-10 · resigned 2014-10-14
HAMILTON, Alastair John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1998-12-10 · resigned 2000-11-16
HENDERSON, Donna→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-09 · resigned 2018-03-20
JOHNSTONE, Leslie Margaret Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2013-07-22
MULVEY, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-08-26 · resigned 2020-09-03
PATTISON, Garth→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-12-11 · resigned 2003-11-26
PROCTOR, Ken, Doctor→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-16 · resigned 2013-09-01
TURNER, Jaqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2016-07-31
WHITE, Iain, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2009-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/01/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 13/11/2001 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15