THE HIGHLAND SOAP CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC305568 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20411
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 20420SIC 20420
  • 46450SIC 46450
  • 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.0y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees68006300

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
3
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2026-04-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-18
    ➖
    PARTON, Emma resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Michelle Simone appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Angus Francis resigned
    director
  10. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2022-06-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-22
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    address · AD01
  19. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2018-03-09
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    MACDONALD, Archibald Sven appointed
    director
  24. 2018-03-09
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Angus Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2017-12-11
    ➖
    PARTON, Chris resigned
    secretary
  26. 2017-12-11
    ➖
    PARTON, Chris resigned
    director
  27. 2006-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As THE HIGHLAND SOAP CO. LIMITED
  28. 2006-07-17
    ➕
    PARTON, Chris appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-07-17
    ➕
    PARTON, Chris appointed
    director
  30. 2006-07-17
    ➕
    PARTON, Emma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Archibald Sven Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
50–75%
—50-75% shares09/03/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Emma Partonceased 09/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Chris Partonceased 11/12/2017· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 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
Incorporated2006-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20411 — SIC 20411

Registered office

Inverlochy Mains
North Road
Fort William
PH33 6TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACDONALD, Archibald Sven→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-03-09
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Active
MACDONALD, Michelle Simone→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
PARTON, Chris→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-17 · resigned 2017-12-11
Resigned
MACDONALD, Angus Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-09 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
PARTON, Chris→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-07-17 · resigned 2017-12-11
Resigned
PARTON, Emma→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-07-17 · resigned 2025-03-18
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
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property22/06/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/06/2022—
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Recent filings (71 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-14