NORTH HIGHLAND PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC436058 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-02

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£55.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £55,363

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£55k

Current Assets

£140k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30
Total assets	£55.4k
Current assets	£139.6k
Net assets	£55.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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2025-08-20
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accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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officers · TM01
2025-05-15
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NEWLANDS, Robert Barclay resigned
director
2025-04-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-31
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-10-08
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officers · AP01
2024-10-07
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DUHIGG, Genevieve appointed
director
2024-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-10
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ANSTRUTHER, Toby Alexander Campbell resigned
director
2024-07-10
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BATCHELAR, Judith Margaret resigned
director
2024-07-10
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GILL, Douglas William resigned
director
2023-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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officers · AP01
2022-07-06
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BATCHELAR, Judith Margaret appointed
director
2021-12-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-15
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ANSTRUTHER, Toby Alexander Campbell appointed
director
2021-12-12
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GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert resigned
director
2021-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-28
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CARNELL, Robert John appointed
director
2021-04-28
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KIRWAN, Thomas Joseph Lawrence, Mr. resigned
director
2021-03-31
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WHITEFORD, David Robert resigned
director
2020-11-18
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NEWLANDS, Robert Barclay appointed
director
2020-03-31
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CAMPBELL, Thomas Robert resigned
director
2019-10-02
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WOOD, Stewart Chalmers resigned
director
2018-10-25
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BAGSHAW, Victoria Catherine appointed
director
2018-01-26
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KIRWAN, Thomas Joseph Lawrence, Mr. appointed
director
2017-05-30
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REID, Tracy Ann resigned
director
2017-05-25
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CRACKNELL, Richard Michael resigned
director
2016-12-10
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MACAUSLAN, Anson Cameron Wells resigned
director
2015-07-03
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REID, Tracy Ann appointed
director
2015-02-25
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TORRIE, Alan Hamish Brandon resigned
director
2014-11-18
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FURSE, James Richard John resigned
director
2014-07-07
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TORRIE, Alan Hamish Brandon appointed
director
2013-06-29
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CRACKNELL, Richard Michael appointed
director
2013-06-29
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FURSE, James Richard John appointed
director
2013-06-29
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GILL, Douglas William appointed
director
2013-06-29
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GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert appointed
director
2013-06-29
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MACAUSLAN, Anson Cameron Wells appointed
director
2013-06-29
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WHITEFORD, David Robert appointed
director
2013-06-29
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WOOD, Stewart Chalmers appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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

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

🏛️

North Highland Initiative

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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NORTH HIGHLAND PRODUCTS LIMITED

This company · SC436058

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
North Highland Initiative Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/08/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Robert Whitefordceased 31/03/2021· significant influence

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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-11-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

13 Harbour Terrace

Wick

Caithness

KW1 5HB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-16

Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)

MACDONALD, Lorraine Janet→

secretary · appointed 2013-03-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BAGSHAW, Victoria Catherine→

director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARNELL, Robert John→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUHIGG, Genevieve→

director · ~57y · appointed 2024-10-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ANSTRUTHER, Toby Alexander Campbell→

director · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-15 · resigned 2024-07-10

Resigned

BATCHELAR, Judith Margaret→

director · ~67y · appointed 2022-07-06 · resigned 2024-07-10

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Thomas Robert→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2020-03-31

Resigned

CRACKNELL, Richard Michael→

director · ~84y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2017-05-25

Resigned

FURSE, James Richard John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2014-11-18

Resigned

GILL, Douglas William→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2024-07-10

Resigned

GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert→

director · ~77y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2021-12-12

Resigned

KIRWAN, Thomas Joseph Lawrence, Mr.→

director · ~66y · appointed 2018-01-26 · resigned 2021-04-28

Resigned

MACAUSLAN, Anson Cameron Wells→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2016-12-10

Resigned

MACDONALD, Paul→

director · ~41y · appointed 2012-11-02 · resigned 2013-03-04

Resigned

NEWLANDS, Robert Barclay→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-18 · resigned 2025-05-15

Resigned

REID, Tracy Ann→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-07-03 · resigned 2017-05-30

Resigned

TORRIE, Alan Hamish Brandon→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2015-02-25

Resigned

WHITEFORD, David Robert→

director · ~69y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2021-03-31

Resigned

WOOD, Stewart Chalmers→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2019-10-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-27

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-04-25

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-11-01

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-10-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-08