HIGHLAND TRAUMA SERVICES LTD

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SC608663 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-20
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£51.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,609
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,057 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£21k£32k£43k£53kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£51.6k£52.7k
Current assets£51.9k£53.1k
Cash£10
Debtors£51.9k£53.1k
Net assets£51.6k£52.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND TRAUMA SERVICES LTD
  13. 2018-09-20
    MACRAE, Fiona appointed
    director
  14. 2018-09-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fiona Macrae
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75100%
75-100% shares20/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Robertson House
Shore Street
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1NF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACRAE, Fiona
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-09-20
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21