HIGHLAND UNIVERSAL FABRICATORS LIMITED

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SC321153 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,489
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,999 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£49kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.5k£50.6k
Current assets£13.5k£45.9k
Net assets£35.5k£49.5k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-29
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  4. 2022-12-20
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  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-10
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-30
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  10. 2019-12-31
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  11. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-05-01
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    CHISHOLM, Ann resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-04-17
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  18. 2007-04-17
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  19. 2007-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND UNIVERSAL FABRICATORS LIMITED
  20. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    CHISHOLM, Roderick James appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-16
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    CHISHOLM, Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-16
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roderick James Chisholm
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/04/2017

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
Incorporated2007-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

39 Belmont Gardens
Aberdeen
AB25 3GA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHISHOLM, Roderick James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHISHOLM, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2007-04-17
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2007-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30