HIGHLAND HANGOUT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC622220 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-22
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-173.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £173,780
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£174k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-173.8k | £-138.8k |
| Current assets | £3.5k | £14.5k |
| Cash | £1.9k | — |
| Debtors | £1.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-173.8k | £-145.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND HANGOUT LIMITED
- 2019-02-22➕ROE, William Deas, Cbe appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-22➕ROE, William Deas, Cbe appointeddirector
- 2019-02-22➕TAYLOR, William James, Professor appointeddirector
- 2019-02-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cbe William Deas Roe Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2019 |
Professor William James Taylor Individual · British · DOB 09/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Duirinish Oaks Duirinish Oaks
Duirinish
Kyle Of Lochalsh
IV40 8BE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROE, William Deas, Cbe→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-02-22
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ROE, William Deas, Cbe→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2019-02-22
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TAYLOR, William James, Professor→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2019-02-22
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-31