CRUISE HIGHLANDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC250829 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    LARG, Fiona Margaret appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    MCMASTER, Angus Fraser resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-03
    ➖
    EDDIE, Roger James resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-03
    ➕
    MCMASTER, Angus Fraser appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-12-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-17
    ➖
    DUNDERDALE, Iain Christopher resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-10-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2014-04-15
    ➕
    EDDIE, Roger James appointed
    director
  24. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Robert Murdo resigned
    director
  25. 2010-02-01
    ➖
    GRAY, Ken, Captain resigned
    director
  26. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Robert Murdo appointed
    director
  27. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    DOBBIE, George Taylor resigned
    director
  28. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    GRAY, Ken, Captain appointed
    director
  29. 2003-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRUISE HIGHLANDS LIMITED
  30. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    BANNERMAN, Iain Alasdair appointed
    director
  31. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    BANNERMAN, Robert Ross appointed
    director
  32. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    FEA, Richard Spence appointed
    director
  33. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    DUNDERDALE, Iain Christopher appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-06-09
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    DOBBIE, George Taylor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Cromarty Firth Port Authority holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Cromarty Firth Port Authority
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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CRUISE HIGHLANDS LIMITED
This company · SC250829

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
Cromarty Firth Port Authority
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

The Burgage
2 Knockbreck Road
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1BW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

BANNERMAN, Iain Alasdair→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANNERMAN, Robert Ross→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-06-09
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Active
FEA, Richard Spence→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARG, Fiona Margaret→
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNDERDALE, Iain Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-09 · resigned 2018-10-17
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-09 · resigned 2003-06-09
Resigned
DOBBIE, George Taylor→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-06-09 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
EDDIE, Roger James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-04-15 · resigned 2021-12-03
Resigned
GRAY, Ken, Captain→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2010-02-01
Resigned
MACLEOD, Robert Murdo→
director · ~86y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
MCMASTER, Angus Fraser→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-12-03 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-01