MOUNTAIN SCOTLAND LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 5.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.84M | £7.14M |
| Current assets | £366.5k | £674.7k |
| Cash | — | £56.0k |
| Debtors | £366.5k | £618.7k |
| Net assets | £2.92M | £3.25M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Abn Amro Bank N.V.
- 2021-03-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Abn Amro Bank N.V.
- 2021-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Abn Amro Bank N.V.
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-08-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs MOUNTAIN SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2016-07-26➕HARDS, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-26➕VAN DEN BERG, Klaas Willem appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Klass Willem Van Den Berg Individual · Dutch · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 26/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Abn Amro Bank N.V. | A registered charge | 5 properties | 22/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Abn Amro Bank N.V. | A registered charge | — | 22/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Abn Amro Bank N.V. | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/03/2021 | — |