HIGHGAIT LIMITED
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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 2.5y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £530.9k | £313.5k |
| Current assets | £875 | £29.5k |
| Net assets | £21.2k | £123.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-01-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-10-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHGAIT LIMITED
- 2023-07-28➕MCDONALD, David appointeddirector
- 2023-07-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Mcdonald Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/10/2023 | — |