AML (HIGHLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC374473 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-09
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 10.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-10-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-03-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-06
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  13. 2019-08-06
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2019-08-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Garry Lewis appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-29
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Garry resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-03-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-02-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-02-06
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Garry appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Working Capital Partners LTD
  22. 2010-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AML (HIGHLAND) LIMITED
  23. 2010-03-09
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Alexander Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Garry Lewis Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/10/2024
Mrs Shirley Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/08/2019
Mr Alexander Neil Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · IV postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
G & A BARNIE GROUP LIMITED→
SC265415 · est 2004
£5.89M
£4.21M–£7.58M
——42622y8468y
G.F. JOB LIMITED→
SC135278 · est 1991
£5.10M
£3.64M–£6.56M
——6534y8875y
HIGHLAND METALS LIMITED→
SC061436 · est 1976
£3.87M
£2.77M–£4.98M
——3549y8871y
HIGHLAND DEEPHAVEN LIMITED→
SC050016 · est 1972
£1.97M
£1.41M–£2.54M
——454y8371y
CRANLOCH LIMITED→
SC237023 · est 2002
——£10.4k—23y8368y
DARROCH & ALLAN (JOINERS & BUILDERS) LIMITED→
SC227618 · est 2002
——£2.04M—24y8365y
ERG (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
SC195590 · est 1999
————27y8359y
HIGHLAND HEATING MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
SC296985 · est 2006
———2020y8358y
LEWISTON ARMS LIMITED→
SC319673 · est 2007
——£32.6k—19y8373y
ST BUILDING SERVICES (FORRES) LIMITED→
SC358458 · est 2009
———100017y8364y
A. DINGWALL LTD.→
SC250022 · est 2003
——£21.0k—22y8266y
ALPHA PLUS WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED→
SC206507 · est 2000
——£283.3k—26y8268y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 5 43a Harbour Road
Longman Industrial Estate
Inverness
IV1 1UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MACLEOD, Alexander Neil→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Garry Lewis→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Garry→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-02-06 · resigned 2019-03-29
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Working Capital Partners
Working Capital Partners LTD
A registered charge1 property10/03/2016—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-23