HIGHLAND PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC222303 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-17
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 23.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees200

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
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2022-08-17
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  10. 2022-08-17
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  11. 2022-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-08-10
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    GAMMELL, James Edward Bowring resigned
    director
  14. 2022-08-10
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    IVORY, Ian Eric resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-05-05
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    KEIR, Gordon John Millar resigned
    director
  18. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-16
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    DALZIEL, Martin Robert Kennedy resigned
    director
  20. 2019-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2008-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2008-04-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2008-04-09
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    RICHARDSON, Karen Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2008-04-09
    ➕
    IVORY, Ian Eric appointed
    director
  27. 2008-04-09
    ➕
    KEIR, Gordon John Millar appointed
    director
  28. 2005-02-24
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    YOUNG, Eric Macfie resigned
    director
  29. 2005-01-24
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    IVORY, Ian Eric resigned
    director
  30. 2004-10-07
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2003-02-01
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    RICHARDSON, Karen Ann appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-02-01
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    PATERSON, Roderick John resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-09-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 2002-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2002-05-01
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    PATERSON, Roderick John appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    PATERSON, Roderick John appointed
    director
  38. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    DALZIEL, Martin Robert Kennedy appointed
    director
  39. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    GAMMELL, James Edward Bowring appointed
    director
  40. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    IVORY, Ian Eric appointed
    director
  41. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    YOUNG, Eric Macfie appointed
    director
  42. 2002-02-13
    ➖
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2001-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  44. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Highland Properties Group Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Highland Properties Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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HIGHLAND PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC222303

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Highland Properties Group Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting17/08/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Eastfield House
35 Eastfield Road
Edinburgh
EH28 8LS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Karen Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Roderick John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Karen Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Roderick John→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2003-02-01
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
DALZIEL, Martin Robert Kennedy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2019-08-16
Resigned
GAMMELL, James Edward Bowring→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2022-08-10
Resigned
IVORY, Ian Eric→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-04-09 · resigned 2022-08-10
Resigned
IVORY, Ian Eric→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2005-01-24
Resigned
KEIR, Gordon John Millar→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-09 · resigned 2021-05-05
Resigned
YOUNG, Eric Macfie→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2005-02-24
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2002-02-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/04/200818/12/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property09/09/200207/10/2004
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property30/08/200218/12/2008

Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2022-08-17
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2022-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-12