NEW START HIGHLAND ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC342494 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47799
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
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 £1
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£142kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£57.7k£141.8k
Cash£33.3k£106.9k
Debtors£21.6k£29.7k
Net assets£1£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-05-26
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    ALEXANDER, Jennifer Anne resigned
    director
  8. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-28
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    ALEXANDER, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-28
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-02-16
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    NEILSON, Eleanor Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-08-30
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    MCCREATH, Gillian resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2014-05-30
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    MACLEOD & MACCALLUM resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-05-28
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    SILLARS, Allan Mclelland resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-28
    ➖
    WATT, John Alexander resigned
    director
  24. 2013-10-28
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    TODD, John Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-16
    ➕
    WATT, John Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2010-12-04
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    MCCREATH, Gillian appointed
    director
  27. 2010-12-02
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    DUNBAR, James appointed
    director
  28. 2008-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As NEW START HIGHLAND ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  29. 2008-05-07
    ➕
    MACLEOD & MACCALLUM appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-05-07
    ➕
    SILLARS, Allan Mclelland appointed
    director
  31. 2008-05-07
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2008-05-07
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

New Start Highland is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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New Start Highland
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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NEW START HIGHLAND ENTERPRISES LIMITED
This company · SC342494

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
New Start Highland
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799

Registered office

9 Carsegate Road North
Inverness
IV3 8DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DUNBAR, James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEILSON, Eleanor Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TODD, John Alexander→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD & MACCALLUM→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Jennifer Anne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-28 · resigned 2021-05-26
Resigned
MCCREATH, Gillian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-12-04 · resigned 2017-08-30
Resigned
SILLARS, Allan Mclelland→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2014-05-28
Resigned
WATT, John Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-07-16 · resigned 2014-05-28
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24