ISLANDS & HIGHLANDS COTTAGES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC391969 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£262.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 £262,326

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£262k
↑ 119% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 145% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£339k£678k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£262.3k£133.3k
Current assets£1.69M£690.4k
Net assets£262.3k£119.9k

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

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Katherine Anne appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ISLANDS & HIGHLANDS COTTAGES LIMITED
  18. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    MACSWEEN, Murdo appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    MACSWEEN, Heather Katrina appointed
    director
  20. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    MACSWEEN, Murdo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Murdo Macsween
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/01/2017
Mrs Heather Katrina Macsween
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/01/2017

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
Incorporated2011-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Bridge Road
Portree
Isle Of Skye
IV51 9ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MACSWEEN, Murdo→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-21
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Active
MACSWEEN, Heather Katrina→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-21
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Active
MACSWEEN, Murdo→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-01-21
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Active
SMITH, Katherine Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-22
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22