N R HOLLAND ENGINEERING LTD

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SC355609 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-25
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£57.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (78/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £57,927
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,167 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£58k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£58.5k£65.9k
Current assets£62.1k£75.1k
Cash£61.2k£71.0k
Debtors£154£2.9k
Net assets£57.9k£65.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Janet Wilma resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Ross Sutherland resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Ross Sutherland appointed
    director
  17. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2009-03-05
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Janet Wilma appointed
    director
  20. 2009-03-04
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Norman Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2009-02-26
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  22. 2009-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As N R HOLLAND ENGINEERING LTD
  23. 2009-02-25
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HOLLAND, Janet Wilma resigned 2025-12-31; HOLLAND, Ross Sutherland resigned 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Norman Ross Holland
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Pinewood,
Tomatin
Inverness
Highland
IV13 7YP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOLLAND, Norman Ross→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-03-04
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Active
HOLLAND, Janet Wilma→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
HOLLAND, Ross Sutherland→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2009-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16