HIGHLAND BROADBAND NETWORKS HOLDCO LIMITED

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SC840999 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 9 → 10
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 910
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-08-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-08-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-08-04
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-08-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-07-26
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  8. 2025-07-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-07-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Scottish National Investment Bank PLC as Chargee
  10. 2025-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLAND BROADBAND NETWORKS HOLDCO LIMITED
  11. 2025-03-12
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2025-03-12
    COATES, Scott Terrence appointed
    director
  13. 2025-03-12
    HAGUE, Kevin appointed
    director
  14. 2025-03-12
    RODGERS, John Gavin appointed
    director
  15. 2025-03-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 59. 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.)

Group structure

Scottish National Investment Bank Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Scottish National Investment Bank Plc
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
HIGHLAND BROADBAND NETWORKS HOLDCO LIMITED
This company · SC840999

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Scottish National Investment Bank Plc
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/07/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Scott Terrence Coatesceased 18/07/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 2 Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-03-12
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Active
COATES, Scott Terrence
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-12
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Active
HAGUE, Kevin
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-03-12
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Active
RODGERS, John Gavin
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-12
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Scottish National Investment Bank as Chargee
Scottish National Investment Bank PLC as Chargee
A registered charge1 property18/07/2025
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Recent filings (10 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-04
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-07-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-12