HIGHVIEW PROPERTY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC556989 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£155.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
17 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 7.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £155,557
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£156k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£196k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-07 | 2024-01-07 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.59M | £2.33M |
| Current assets | £196.3k | £125.2k |
| Net assets | £155.6k | £118.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-20🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2024-06-20🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2024-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-05🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2020-12-30🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Happy Plant Garden Centre Limited (Company Number: SC174151)
- 2020-11-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Happy Plant Garden Centre Limited (Company Number: SC174151)
- 2020-11-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2020-01-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2019-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-11-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHVIEW PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2017-02-08➕SIMPSON, Andrew Iain appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Iain Simpson Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/02/2017 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNACHAIDH PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC259850 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 0 | 22y | 84 | 81y |
| ANKERVILLE NURSERY (ALNESS) LTD.→ SC304455 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.27M | — | 20y | 83 | 67y |
| GARDENWOOD LIMITED→ SC158110 · est 1995 | — | — | £733.6k | — | 31y | 83 | 72y |
| LOGIC ALARMS LIMITED→ SC211267 · est 2000 | — | — | £1.90M | — | 25y | 83 | 74y |
| MORAY FIRTH TRAINING GROUP→ SC104619 · est 1987 | — | — | — | 6 | 39y | 83 | 79y |
| QHS SCOTLAND LTD→ SC315075 · est 2007 | — | — | £1.30M | — | 19y | 83 | 64y |
| SHG PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC264805 · est 2004 | — | — | £647.4k | — | 22y | 83 | 77y |
| TARVIE CROFTING ENTERPRISE→ SC191732 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 0 | 27y | 83 | 73y |
| A HORNE PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC377750 · est 2010 | — | — | £713.0k | — | 16y | 82 | 65y |
| ALASTAIR STEWART & SON MEMORIALS LIMITED→ SC360633 · est 2009 | — | — | — | 3 | 17y | 82 | 60y |
| ALLAN W J WILSON LIMITED→ SC096831 · est 1986 | — | — | £98.3k | — | 40y | 82 | 72y |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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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
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Highview House
3a Inshes Holdings
Inverness
IV2 5BA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last made up to: 2025-01-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SIMPSON, Andrew Iain→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Mortgages & charges
17
Total charges
10
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/06/2024 | — | |
| part-satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 05/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Happy Plant Garden Centre (Company Number: SC174151) Happy Plant Garden Centre Limited (Company Number: SC174151) | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/12/2020 | 05/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Happy Plant Garden Centre (Company Number: SC174151) Happy Plant Garden Centre Limited (Company Number: SC174151) | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/11/2020 | 05/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/11/2020 | 05/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/01/2020 | 05/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/11/2018 | 21/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/11/2018 | 05/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 22/11/2018 | 05/07/2024 |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-10