SCL BIOSCIENCE SERVICES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
02678300 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-16
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 27.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 16 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2011-08-23📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-08-23🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-05-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-04-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-21📍move-registers-to-sail-companyaddress · AD03
- 2010-01-21📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2009-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-29📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2009-01-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-09-03📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-17📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-05-17📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-26📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-02-26📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-02-26📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-02-23➖MCCALL, John resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-22➕GORDON, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-13📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-23📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-09-16📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-14📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-02-14📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2004-10-21📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2004-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2004-07-20📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2004-02-16📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2003-11-01➕HUDSON, Paul Stephen appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➖WILLIAMS, Hugh Morgan resigneddirector
- 2003-06-30➕MCCALL, John appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-29➖LONGHORN, Grahame resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-07➖WRIGHT, Jayne Ann, Dr resigneddirector
- 2003-02-01➕WILLIAMS, Hugh Morgan appointeddirector
- 2002-07-01➕LONGHORN, Grahame appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-30➖BLACKETT, Colin resignedsecretary
- 2001-05-01➕BLACKETT, Colin appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-30➖HIGGINS, Gary resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-12➕WRIGHT, Jayne Ann, Dr appointeddirector
- 1998-12-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-07-29➖COLLINS, Brian resignedsecretary
- 1998-07-29➕HIGGINS, Gary appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-29➖COLLINS, Brian resigneddirector
- 1998-02-06➕COLLINS, Brian appointeddirector
- 1997-10-06➕GORDON, Christopher appointeddirector
- 1997-10-06➕COLLINS, Brian appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-06➖NAEF, Francois resignedsecretary
- 1997-10-06➖BERTARELLI, Ernesto resigneddirector
- 1997-10-06➖ESHKOL, Aliza resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-08-23
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499
Registered office
Salters Lane
Sedgefield
Stockton On Tees
TS21 3EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 21 resigned)
GORDON, Christopher→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-22
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GORDON, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1997-10-06
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HUDSON, Paul Stephen→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-11-01
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BLACKETT, Colin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2002-06-30
COLLINS, Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-06 · resigned 1998-07-29
HIGGINS, Gary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-07-29 · resigned 2001-04-30
LONGHORN, Grahame→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2003-06-29
MCCALL, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2007-02-23
NAEF, Francois→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-04-30 · resigned 1997-10-06
MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-13 · resigned 1992-04-30
BERTARELLI, Ernesto→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1997-10-06
BERTARELLI, Fabio→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1992-04-30 · resigned 1997-06-16
COLLINS, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-02-06 · resigned 1998-07-29
ESHKOL, Aliza→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1997-10-06
FUMERO, Silvano→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1992-04-30 · resigned 1996-04-01
LOUMAYE, Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1992-06-18 · resigned 1997-10-06
MARGARITO, Luigi→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · appointed 1992-06-18 · resigned 1997-10-06
REEVES, Barbara→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 1992-01-13 · resigned 1992-04-30
THEURILLAT, Jacques→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 1997-10-06
THIERSTEIN, Hans→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1992-04-30 · resigned 1997-10-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 01/12/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 19/11/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (112 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-08-23
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-05-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-03-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-21
move-registers-to-sail-company
address · AD03
2010-01-21
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2010-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2009-12-18
legacy
accounts · 225
2009-01-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-20
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-09-03
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-01-17
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-05-17
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-02-26
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-02-26