HIGHLAND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC596393 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-04
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13➕INNES, Angus appointeddirector
- 2021-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT LIMITED
- 2018-05-04➕INNES, Laura appointeddirector
- 2018-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Angus Innes Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The Rowans 11 Battlefield
Auldearn
Nairn
IV12 5TP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
INNES, Angus→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INNES, Laura→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-05-04
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14