THE MACAULAY LAND USE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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SC016190 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1930-11-05

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

64 officers (3 active, 64 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

189 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (137 events)Click to expand

2016-01-05
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-01-05
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Company dissolved
2015-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-10-20
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-10-12
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-07-31
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-01-21
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BROWN, Julia Mary resigned
director
2014-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-07-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-08-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-05-06
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-10-01
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officers · AP04
2012-10-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-10-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-09-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-09-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2012-09-19
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SHAW, Karen, Dr resigned
secretary
2012-09-19
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-08-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-09-07
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-04-26
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2011-04-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-04-01
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BISSET, Carol Anne resigned
secretary
2011-04-01
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SHAW, Karen, Dr appointed
secretary
2011-04-01
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BAIRD, Eric George Gunning resigned
director
2011-04-01
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CHAMBERS, Shireen Grace resigned
director
2011-04-01
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CURRY, Nigel, Professor resigned
director
2011-04-01
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DICKINSON, Helen Jane resigned
director
2011-04-01
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GIBSON, Alexander John Michael resigned
director
2011-04-01
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KAY, Robert Edwin Turnbull resigned
director
2011-04-01
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PATERSON, George Matthew, Dr resigned
director
2011-04-01
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VAN DIJK, Franceska Petronella resigned
director
2009-03-31
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WERRITTY, Alan, Professor appointed
director
2009-03-31
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BAIRD, Eric George Gunning appointed
director
2009-03-31
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BROWN, Julia Mary appointed
director
2009-03-31
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CANNELL, Melvin Gilbert Richard, Professor resigned
director
2009-03-31
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CHAMBERS, Shireen Grace appointed
director
2009-03-31
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CURRY, Nigel, Professor appointed
director
2009-03-31
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INGALL, Simon Henniker resigned
director
2009-03-31
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KAY, Robert Edwin Turnbull appointed
director
2009-03-31
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PATERSON, George Matthew, Dr appointed
director
2009-03-31
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PROSSER, James Ivor, Professor resigned
director

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 96 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

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-01-05

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1930-11-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Craigiebuckler

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB15 8QH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2015-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 61 resigned)

CLARK, Brian Drummond, Professor→

director · ~88y · appointed 2005-04-01

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Active

MEAGHER, Laura Reinertsen, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2005-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WERRITTY, Alan, Professor→

director · ~81y · appointed 2009-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BISSET, Carol Anne→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

DEVINE, Robert Buchanan→

secretary · resigned 1999-02-12

Resigned

MURDOCH, David William→

secretary · appointed 1999-02-12 · resigned 2003-04-04

Resigned

PIGGOTT, Elizabeth Ann→

secretary · resigned 1991-07-04

Resigned

SHAW, Karen, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2012-09-19

Resigned

WALLS, Andrew Peter Lindsay→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-04 · resigned 2003-10-06

Resigned

WATT, James Douglas→

secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2006-10-01

Resigned

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-19 · resigned 2013-05-06

Resigned

ARMSTRONG, David Gilford→

director · ~100y · resigned 1990-03-31

Resigned

BAIRD, Eric George Gunning→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

BATEMAN, David Ian→

director · ~91y · resigned 1996-06-03

Resigned

BOYD, Douglas Turner→

director · ~87y · appointed 1997-07-03 · resigned 2003-03-31

Resigned

BROWN, Julia Mary→

director · ~60y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2015-01-21

Resigned

BURGESS, Jacqueline Anne, Professor→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2007-05-30

Resigned

BUTTLE, Eileen, Doctor→

director · ~89y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2005-03-31

Resigned

CAMERON, John Bell→

director · ~87y · resigned 1992-03-31

Resigned

CANNELL, Melvin Gilbert Richard, Professor→

director · ~82y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2009-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (189 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2016-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2015-11-19

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2015-10-20

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2015-10-12

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2015-07-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2015-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2014-12-31

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2014-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2013-12-27

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2013-08-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name

officers · TM02

2013-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2012-12-12

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name

officers · AP04

2012-10-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2012-10-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2012-10-01