THE HIGHLAND SCENE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC438224 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-05

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	6	600

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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officers · CH01
2025-09-03
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2024-10-03
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officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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INGRAM, Paul Mathew resigned
director
2024-04-19
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officers · CH01
2023-10-25
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2022-12-12
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2021-12-14
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2020-12-22
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2019-11-29
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2018-12-07
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2017-12-06
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2016-12-06
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2015-12-15
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2015-11-24
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2013-03-28
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INGRAM, Michelle appointed
director
2013-03-28
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INGRAM, Paul Mathew appointed
director
2013-03-22
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BANKS, Christopher Robin appointed
director
2013-03-22
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BANKS, Roxana appointed
director
2013-03-22
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-03-22
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LANG, Alistair James resigned
director
2012-12-05
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Company incorporated
As THE HIGHLAND SCENE LIMITED
2012-12-05
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-12-05
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LANG, Alistair James appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Michelle Ingram Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2012-12-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

147 High Street

Montrose

Angus

DD10 8QN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BANKS, Christopher Robin→

director · ~83y · appointed 2013-03-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BANKS, Roxana→

director · ~80y · appointed 2013-03-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

INGRAM, Michelle→

director · ~39y · appointed 2013-03-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2013-03-22

Resigned

INGRAM, Paul Mathew→

director · ~38y · appointed 2013-03-28 · resigned 2024-09-30

Resigned

LANG, Alistair James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2013-03-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-10

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

officers · TM01

2024-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-07