
Company Number
SC646446
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
ldc viii lp
richard nicol
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Industry
Other telecommunications activities
Registered Address
commsworld house, queen anne drive, newbridge, EH28 8LH
Website
-Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HIGHLANDS BIDCO LIMITED at £52.6m based on a Turnover of £36.3m and 1.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HIGHLANDS BIDCO LIMITED at £32.3m based on an EBITDA of £5.3m and a 6.11x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HIGHLANDS BIDCO LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-28.2m and 2.41x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Highlands Bidco Limited is a live company located in newbridge, EH28 8LH with a Companies House number of SC646446. It operates in the other telecommunications activities sector, SIC Code 61900. Founded in November 2019, it's largest shareholder is ldc viii lp with a 56.8% stake. Highlands Bidco Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £36.3m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Highlands Bidco Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
3 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £36.3m, make it larger than the average company (£14.1m)
£36.3m - Highlands Bidco Limited
£14.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (4.6%)
21% - Highlands Bidco Limited
4.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 37%, this company has a comparable cost of product (39%)
37% - Highlands Bidco Limited
39% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -2.8% make it less profitable than the average company (4.2%)
-2.8% - Highlands Bidco Limited
4.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 139 employees, this is above the industry average (54)
139 - Highlands Bidco Limited
54 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £62k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£66.1k)
£62k - Highlands Bidco Limited
£66.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £261.1k, this is equally as efficient (£237.8k)
£261.1k - Highlands Bidco Limited
£237.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 53 days, this is later than average (40 days)
53 days - Highlands Bidco Limited
40 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 38 days, this is quicker than average (43 days)
38 days - Highlands Bidco Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 26 days, this is more than average (14 days)
26 days - Highlands Bidco Limited
14 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 4 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (8 weeks)
4 weeks - Highlands Bidco Limited
8 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 150.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (65.4%)
150.1% - Highlands Bidco Limited
65.4% - Industry AVG
Highlands Bidco Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £36.3 million and the company has net assets of -£28.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Highlands Bidco Limited has 139 employees and maintains cash reserves of £774 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | |
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Turnover | 36,291,351 | 24,962,134 | 24,135,667 | 20,565,899 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||
Cost Of Sales | 22,877,377 | 20,728,842 | 16,680,814 | 15,845,918 |
Gross Profit | 13,413,974 | 4,233,292 | 7,454,853 | 4,719,981 |
Admin Expenses | 14,447,231 | 5,496,341 | 9,650,476 | 8,276,750 |
Operating Profit | -1,033,257 | -1,263,049 | -2,195,623 | -3,556,769 |
Interest Payable | 5,539,379 | 5,034,887 | 4,718,290 | 4,772,875 |
Interest Receivable | 746 | 765 | 299 | 720 |
Pre-Tax Profit | -6,571,890 | -6,297,171 | -6,913,614 | -8,328,924 |
Tax | -862,768 | -6,232 | 156,255 | 286,158 |
Profit After Tax | -7,434,658 | -6,303,403 | -6,757,359 | -8,042,766 |
Dividends Paid | ||||
Retained Profit | -7,434,658 | -6,303,403 | -6,757,359 | -8,042,766 |
Employee Costs | 8,614,094 | 6,992,249 | 5,963,102 | 5,757,821 |
Number Of Employees | 139 | 140 | 124 | 121 |
EBITDA* | 5,291,962 | 4,572,221 | 3,531,160 | 1,960,307 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | |
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Tangible Assets | 16,885,496 | 9,497,579 | 4,865,401 | 3,071,424 |
Intangible Assets | 27,534,936 | 32,153,298 | 36,667,770 | 41,257,423 |
Investments & Other | 905,201 | |||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 22,895 | 240,651 | 533,083 | 745,602 |
Total Fixed Assets | 44,443,327 | 41,891,528 | 42,066,254 | 45,979,650 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,638,024 | 989,700 | 587,644 | 576,510 |
Trade Debtors | 5,311,758 | 4,794,749 | 1,878,345 | 1,394,411 |
Group Debtors | ||||
Misc Debtors | 4,132,372 | 2,488,780 | 2,388,529 | 1,589,998 |
Cash | 773,987 | 655,667 | 2,040,814 | 4,130,193 |
misc current assets | ||||
total current assets | 11,856,141 | 8,928,896 | 6,895,332 | 7,691,112 |
total assets | 56,299,468 | 50,820,424 | 48,961,586 | 53,670,762 |
Bank overdraft | 19,718 | |||
Bank loan | 491,488 | 720,000 | 540,000 | |
Trade Creditors | 2,418,464 | 3,742,764 | 1,824,658 | 700,419 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||
other short term finances | ||||
hp & lease commitments | 1,728 | 958 | ||
other current liabilities | 5,650,719 | 4,416,519 | 3,415,765 | 4,378,589 |
total current liabilities | 8,069,183 | 8,650,771 | 5,962,151 | 5,639,684 |
loans | 72,890,919 | 62,024,973 | 55,836,079 | 53,220,375 |
hp & lease commitments | 5,184 | |||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 2,580,266 | 813,690 | 1,586,250 | 2,499,861 |
other liabilities | ||||
provisions | 948,862 | 86,094 | 28,807 | |
total long term liabilities | 76,420,047 | 62,924,757 | 57,451,136 | 55,725,420 |
total liabilities | 84,489,230 | 71,575,528 | 63,413,287 | 61,365,104 |
net assets | -28,189,762 | -20,755,104 | -14,451,701 | -7,694,342 |
total shareholders funds | -28,189,762 | -20,755,104 | -14,451,701 | -7,694,342 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||
Operating Profit | -1,033,257 | -1,263,049 | -2,195,623 | -3,556,769 |
Depreciation | 1,681,857 | 1,166,967 | 1,093,078 | 884,815 |
Amortisation | 4,643,362 | 4,668,303 | 4,633,705 | 4,632,261 |
Tax | -862,768 | -6,232 | 156,255 | 286,158 |
Stock | 648,324 | 402,056 | 11,134 | 576,510 |
Debtors | 1,942,845 | 2,724,223 | 1,069,946 | 3,730,011 |
Creditors | -1,324,300 | 1,918,106 | 1,124,239 | 700,419 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 3,000,776 | 228,194 | -1,876,435 | 6,878,450 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 862,768 | 57,287 | 28,807 | |
Cash flow from operations | 4,377,269 | 3,643,297 | 1,882,946 | 5,518,813 |
Investing Activities | ||||
capital expenditure | ||||
Change in Investments | -905,201 | 905,201 | ||
cash flow from investments | 905,201 | -905,201 | ||
Financing Activities | ||||
Bank loans | -491,488 | -228,512 | 180,000 | 540,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||
Long term loans | 10,865,946 | 6,188,894 | 2,615,704 | 53,220,375 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -1,728 | -4,414 | 6,142 | |
other long term liabilities | ||||
share issue | ||||
interest | -5,538,633 | -5,034,122 | -4,717,991 | -4,772,155 |
cash flow from financing | 4,835,825 | 924,532 | -1,926,701 | 49,342,786 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||
cash | 118,320 | -1,385,147 | -2,089,379 | 4,130,193 |
overdraft | -19,718 | 19,718 | ||
change in cash | 118,320 | -1,385,147 | -2,069,661 | 4,110,475 |
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HIGHLANDS BIDCO LIMITED group structure
Highlands Bidco Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
HIGHLANDS BIDCO LIMITED
SC646446
2 subsidiaries
Highlands Bidco Limited currently has 13 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Colin Bennett (Dec 2019) and Mr John Trower (Dec 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Colin Bennett | United Kingdom | 46 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
Mr John Trower | United Kingdom | 59 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Richard Nicol | Scotland | 63 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Richard Nicol | 63 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Stephen Langmead | Scotland | 56 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Mark Kerr | United Kingdom | 57 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
Mr John Trower | Scotland | 58 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Bruce Strang | Scotland | 59 years | Jun 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Bruce Strang | Scotland | 59 years | Jun 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Martyn Vitty | United Kingdom | 49 years | Aug 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
36.3m
+45%
operating profit
-1m
-18%
gross margin
37%
+117.95%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-28.2m
+0.36%
total assets
56.3m
+0.11%
cash
774k
+0.18%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
SC646446
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
61900 - Other telecommunications activities
incorporation date
November 2019
age
6
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
RSM UK AUDIT LLP
address
commsworld house, queen anne drive, newbridge, EH28 8LH
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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