MOREDUN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC107439 · ltd · incorporated 1987-11-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 30.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

75000Veterinary activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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 30.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (8 active, 32 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

166 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
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SHANKEY, Rosemary Eva appointed
secretary
2025-06-27
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BURNETT, Colin Neil resigned
secretary
2025-06-27
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officers · TM02
2025-06-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-09
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accounts · AAMD
2025-01-07
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officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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HARLECH JONES, Peter Glynne, Dr resigned
director
2024-12-27
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accounts · AAMD
2024-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
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mortgage · MR04
2024-11-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
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officers · AP01
2023-10-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-01
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MCNEILLY, Tom Nathan, Dr appointed
director
2023-09-30
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FITZPATRICK, Julie Lydia, Professor resigned
director
2023-03-01
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MACDONALD, Rhona Mary appointed
director
2023-03-01
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officers · AP01
2023-02-14
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address · AD01
2023-01-06
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MURRAY, John Edward resigned
director
2023-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
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MARSHALL, Jonathon James Alexander, Dr resigned
director
2020-06-03
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SHEPHERD, Christopher Jonathan, Dr appointed
director
2019-12-31
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DANSON, David Laurence George, Dr resigned
director
2016-09-07
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HARLECH JONES, Peter Glynne, Dr appointed
director
2016-09-07
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MARSHALL, Jonathon James Alexander, Dr appointed
director
2016-09-07
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PRESTON, John Michael, Professor resigned
director
2016-09-07
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WELLS, Peter William, Professor resigned
director
2015-01-01
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MURRAY, John Edward appointed
director
2014-03-06
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JEFFRIES, Peter John, Doctor appointed
director
2013-09-04
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MORGAN, Diana, Dr appointed
director
2011-01-09
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ESCALA, Juan Maria resigned
director
2008-12-03
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BRAMLEY, Paul Scotson, Dr resigned
director
2008-09-03
➕
WELLS, Peter William, Professor appointed
director
2005-12-07
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BROWNLIE, John, Professor resigned
director
2005-01-13
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MACKINNON, John Duncan, Dr appointed
director
2005-01-13
➕
PRESTON, John Michael, Professor appointed
director
2004-12-01
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FITZPATRICK, Julie Lydia, Professor appointed
director
2004-09-08
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STUBBINGS, Lesley Ann resigned
director
2004-06-18
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MCKELLAR, Quintin Archibald, Professor resigned
director
2001-04-01
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BROWNLIE, John, Professor appointed
director
2001-01-24
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BURNETT, Colin Neil appointed
secretary
2001-01-24
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MACKENZIE, Murdo John resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

The Moredun Foundation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Moredun Foundation

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MOREDUN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

This company · SC107439

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Moredun Foundation Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/11/2018

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

Incorporated1987-11-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Pentlands Science Park

Bush Loan

Penicuik

EH26 0PZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26