BARNS HIGHLAND LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC585365 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-11

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

45/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52103

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
55300SIC 55300

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 45/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

45/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2024-06-21
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2024-06-21
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Company dissolved
2024-03-21
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liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland
insolvency · WU15(Scot)
2022-04-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-31
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liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotland
insolvency · WU01(Scot)
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-11-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2019-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-02-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Handeslbanken PLC
2019-02-22
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2018-03-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-01-11
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Company incorporated
As BARNS HIGHLAND LIMITED
2018-01-11
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MCCONACHIE, Ewan Duncan appointed
director
2018-01-11
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MCCONACHIE, Gertrud appointed
director
2018-01-11
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-06-21

3 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-06-21: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2024-03-21: liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ewan Duncan Mcconachie Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/01/2018
Mrs Gertrud Mcconachie Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/01/2018

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-01-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

C/O Meston Reid & Co

12 Carden Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

MCCONACHIE, Ewan Duncan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2018-01-11

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Active

MCCONACHIE, Gertrud→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-01-11

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/11/2019	—
	outstanding	Handeslbanken Handeslbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	25/02/2019	—

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2024-06-21

liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland

insolvency · WU15(Scot)

2024-03-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-04-01

liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotland

insolvency · WU01(Scot)

2022-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-02-17

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2019-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-09-25

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2019-02-25

legacy

miscellaneous · RP04CS01

2019-02-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-02-19

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2018-03-22

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2018-01-11