THE HIGHLAND WEIGH LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC728082 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-03-30

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	10	1100

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
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HORNE, Sandi resigned
director
2025-09-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
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ZABALEGUI BOSQUE, Marta appointed
director
2024-12-03
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
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DE JONG, Eeltje Jacobus resigned
director
2024-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-21
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JETHI, Pradeep appointed
director
2024-04-21
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HORNE, Sandi appointed
director
2024-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-08
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HUNT, Michael John resigned
director
2024-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-15
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-28
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FOX, Catherine appointed
director
2022-08-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
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DE JONG, Eeltje Jacobus appointed
director
2022-07-11
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HUNT, Michael John appointed
director
2022-03-30
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Company incorporated
As THE HIGHLAND WEIGH LTD
2022-03-30
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MACARTHUR, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2022-03-30
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MCLEAN, Neil appointed
director
2022-03-30
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

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.

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
Miss Amanda Jane Macarthur Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	30/03/2022

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

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DECORA LIMITED→ SC080155 · est 1982	£956.8k £717.6k–£1.20M	£4.97M	—	7800	43y	87	82y
BEN WYVIS KILTS LIMITED→ SC272661 · est 2004	—	—	£400.8k	—	21y	83	72y
BONK & CO. LIMITED→ SC064104 · est 1978	—	—	—	18	48y	83	65y
INVERNESS GOLF CENTRE LIMITED→ SC187445 · est 1998	—	—	£293.8k	—	27y	83	63y
PHOENIX FINDHORN C.I.C.→ SC155512 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	83	70y
AC & IC FRASER & SON LIMITED→ SC216589 · est 2001	—	—	£1.79M	—	25y	82	75y
AVCO INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC259260 · est 2003	—	—	£63.6k	—	22y	82	72y
BISHOPMILL PHARMACY LTD.→ SC196876 · est 1999	—	—	£615.4k	—	26y	82	68y
C.D.L.T. MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ SC117333 · est 1989 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	82	79y
DALLAS DESIGNS LTD→ SC319375 · est 2007	—	—	—	500	19y	82	65y
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V&C RODGERS LTD→ SC865986 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2022-03-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

52 Sutors Park

Nairn

IV12 5BQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29