NORTH HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS CLIMATE HUB CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC729597 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-04-14
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,491
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £371.6k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £4.5k | £2.3k |
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 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTH HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS CLIMATE HUB CIC
- 2022-04-14➕ALLAN, Helen Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-04-14➕LAWRIE, Joan appointeddirector
- 2022-04-14➕WOTHERSPOON, Andrea Douglas appointeddirector
- 2022-04-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-27
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Andrea Douglas Wotherspoon Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | — | — | board controlboard control | 14/04/2022 |
Mrs Helen Anne Allan Individual · British Virgin Islander · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | — | — | board controlboard control | 14/04/2022 |
Ms Joan Lawrie Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | — | — | board controlboard control | 14/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Wasps Creative Academy H&I Climate Hub
Wasps Inverness Creative Academy, Stephens Street
Inverness
Inverness-Shire
IV2 3JP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ALLAN, Helen Anne→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-04-14
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LAWRIE, Joan→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-04-14
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WOTHERSPOON, Andrea Douglas→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-04-14
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Recent filings (14 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-16
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2022-04-14