TOUR THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC587710 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-05

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£-26.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Tour operator activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

79901Activities of tourist guides

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £26,742

Net assets shrinking

Down £41,021 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£27k

↓ 287% YoY

Current Assets

£316k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-26.7k	£14.3k
Current assets	£315.8k	£385.5k
Net assets	£-26.7k	£14.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2025-08-04
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2022-08-23
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2021-10-26
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2020-10-27
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2020-01-29
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2018-02-05
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Company incorporated
As TOUR THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS LTD
2018-02-05
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NICHOLSON, Andrew John appointed
director
2018-02-05
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NICHOLSON, Diane Jacqueline appointed
director
2018-02-05
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+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

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Diane Jacqueline Nicholson Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	05/02/2018
Mr Andrew John Nicholson Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	05/02/2018

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

Incorporated2018-02-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

70 Moray Park Terrace

Culloden

Inverness

Highland

IV2 7RW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-18

Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NICHOLSON, Andrew John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-02-05

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NICHOLSON, Diane Jacqueline→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-05

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