HIGHLAND TRAINING GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC661701 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-20

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 closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 5 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 50 → 90
· Bankability: 55 → 75
· Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
· Opportunity score: 61 → 71

Opportunity decay

hardening · 6-months

Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.

· 5 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 5 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
↑Opportunity score: 61 → 71
↑Hygiene score: 50 → 90
↑Bankability: 55 → 75
↑Filings: 14 → 17
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Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£4.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Private security activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,498

Cash YoY

-27%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↓ 27% YoY

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 412% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↓ 27% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Total assets	£4.5k	£879	—
Current assets	£4.3k	£5.8k	—
Cash	£4.3k	£5.8k	—
Debtors	£1	£1	—
Net assets	£4.5k	£879	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-20
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Company incorporated
As HIGHLAND TRAINING GROUP LTD
2020-05-20
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MURDOCH, Michael William appointed
director
2020-05-20
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael William Murdoch Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/05/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

2 Baron Taylor Street

Room 11, 2nd Floor

Inverness

IV1 1QL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-02

Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MURDOCH, Michael William→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-05-20

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-20

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-05-06

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

accounts · AA

2026-05-05

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-28

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

accounts · AA

2025-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-30

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

address · AD01

2024-05-07

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

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-24

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

accounts · AA

2023-02-28

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

address · AD01

2023-01-18

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

accounts · AA

2022-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-19

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

address · AD01

2021-10-05