HIGHLAND ORTHOPAEDIC COURSES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC773418 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02➕COUSINS, Gerard appointeddirector
- 2023-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19➕SEN, Suddhajit appointeddirector
- 2023-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND ORTHOPAEDIC COURSES LTD
- 2023-06-22➕THANGARAJ, Rajkumar, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-06-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Rajkumar Thangaraj Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 22/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · IV postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSYNT LEISURE→ SC208883 · est 2000 | — | — | £902.0k | — | 25y | 83 | 70y |
| NANSEN HIGHLAND→ SC191841 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 72y |
| ORKNEY SCIENCE FESTIVAL→ SC133038 · est 1991 | — | — | £13.4k | — | 34y | 83 | 84y |
| LES ENFANTS NURSERIES LTD.→ SC299437 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 7000 | 20y | 82 | 60y |
| BARBARAVILLE IMPROVEMENT GROUP LIMITED→ SC212569 · est 2000 | — | — | £39.5k | — | 25y | 81 | 84y |
| LAIRG & DISTRICT LEARNING CENTRE→ SC381245 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 81 | 83y |
| OUTF!T-MORAY→ SC295252 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | 81 | 70y |
| RHET HIGHLAND COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE→ SC303911 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 81 | 76y |
| V.I.P. CHILDCARE - MORAY→ SC329503 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 81 | 65y |
| AIGAS FIELD CENTRE LIMITED→ SC498637 · est 2015 | — | — | — | 2600 | 11y | 80 | 80y |
| BALANCED PERCEPTIONS LIMITED→ SC286711 · est 2005 | — | — | — | — | 20y | 80 | 68y |
| CARE FIRST WORLD LTD→ SC330340 · est 2007 | — | — | £134 | — | 18y | 80 | 80y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
57 Inverlochy Crescent
Inverness
IV2 6EP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
COUSINS, Gerard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-02
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SEN, Suddhajit→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-19
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THANGARAJ, Rajkumar, Dr→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-22