HIGHLAND SOLUTIONS LTD

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SC815688 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£230.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £230,718

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£231k
Current Assets
£179k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£230.7k
Current assets£179.4k
Net assets£230.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-10
    ➕
    AYMAN, Umm E appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-10
    ➖
    VANCZKU, Ilona resigned
    director
  14. 2024-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND SOLUTIONS LTD
  15. 2024-07-05
    ➕
    VANCZKU, Ilona appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-05
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Umm E Ayman
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 07/1997 · age 29
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest10/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Ilona Vanczkuceased 10/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

59 Main Street
Cardenden
Lochgelly
Fife
KY5 0NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AYMAN, Umm E→
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-07-10
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Active
VANCZKU, Ilona→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-07-05 · resigned 2024-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-05