HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS RENEWABLES LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC877464 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-02
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42220SIC 42220
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS RENEWABLES LTD
  2. 2026-02-02
    CORNWALLIS, Robert Stephen appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-02
    HEATH, Lee Paul appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-02
    HEATH, Susanna Gay appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-02
    LOVIE, Tracie Anne appointed
    director
  6. 2026-02-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

61/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Seed Renewables Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Diversity Energy Solutions Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS RENEWABLES LTD
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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Seed Renewables Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/02/2026
Diversity Energy Solutions Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 3c 83 North Castle Street
Banff
AB45 1JJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-02
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CORNWALLIS, Robert Stephen
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-02
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Active
HEATH, Lee Paul
director · ~51y · appointed 2026-02-02
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Active
HEATH, Susanna Gay
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-02-02
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Active
LOVIE, Tracie Anne
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-02-02
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-02