HIGHLAND BIOSCIENCES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC296459 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-02
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-302024-12-30
Average employees—200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-20
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2018-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-02-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-02-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2011-03-23
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    WARRINGTON, Brian Herbert resigned
    director
  18. 2009-12-10
    ➕
    WARRINGTON, Brian Herbert appointed
    director
  19. 2009-11-20
    ➖
    WILMOT, John Kerr resigned
    director
  20. 2009-07-08
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    WILMOT, John Kerr appointed
    director
  21. 2006-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND BIOSCIENCES LTD
  22. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    DAY, Emma Vanessa Jayne, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    DAY, Emma Vanessa Jayne, Mrs. appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    DAY, Richard Michael, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Richard Michael Day
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs. Emma Vanessa Jayne Day
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hie Ventures Ltd.ceased 21/12/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2006-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Ness House
Duncanston
Dingwall
IV7 8JD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DAY, Emma Vanessa Jayne, Mrs.→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-02
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Active
DAY, Emma Vanessa Jayne, Mrs.→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-02
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Active
DAY, Richard Michael, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-02-02
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Active
WARRINGTON, Brian Herbert→
director · ~84y · appointed 2009-12-10 · resigned 2011-03-23
Resigned
WILMOT, John Kerr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2009-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-06-23