INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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SC313740 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-12-20

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£658.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

59 officers (13 active, 59 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

179 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £658,472

Cash YoY

+18%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£689k

↑ 18% YoY

Net Worth

£658k

↑ 5.4% YoY

Current Assets

£700k

↑ 4.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£658.5k	£624.5k
Current assets	£700.5k	£667.6k
Cash	£689.1k	£584.2k
Debtors	£11.4k	£83.4k
Net assets	£658.5k	£624.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand

2025-12-09
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-11-30
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KETTLE, Martin, Dr appointed
director
2025-11-28
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officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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officers · TM01
2025-11-21
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DUFF, Gordon William appointed
director
2025-11-21
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GIBSON, Catherine appointed
director
2025-11-21
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SQUIRES, Becky appointed
director
2025-11-21
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CAIRNS, Claire Patricia Jane resigned
director
2025-11-21
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REEKIE, Graeme resigned
director
2025-11-21
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TAIT, Judith Adela resigned
director
2025-10-27
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accounts · AA
2025-02-11
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address · AD01
2025-01-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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2024-12-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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BURNS, John appointed
director
2024-12-16
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CARMICHAEL, Ewan Thomas appointed
director
2024-12-16
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MACRAE, Claire appointed
director
2024-12-16
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PATERSON, John Nicholas appointed
director
2024-12-16
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SALKOW, Catriona Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-12-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-11-25
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FEELEY, Derek William resigned
director
2024-11-25
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officers · TM01
2024-09-06
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CAWLEY, Martin Richard resigned
director
2024-09-06
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HAPPER, Helen resigned
director
2024-09-06
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PALATTIYIL, George Varghese, Dr resigned
director
2024-09-06
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officers · TM01
2024-09-06
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officers · TM01
2024-09-06
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officers · TM01
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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ELTRINGHAM, Timothy John resigned
director
2023-04-18
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ELDER-WOODWARD, Jim, Dr resigned
director
2023-04-18
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WOOD, Andrea Lynne resigned
director
2023-01-26
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BRITAIN, Amanda Kate resigned
director
2022-12-17
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ELLA, Sam, Dr appointed
secretary
2022-12-17
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HARPER MACLEOD LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2022-10-25
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QUINN, Neil Thomas resigned
director
2022-03-21
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CHUTE, Chaloner John Spencer appointed
director
2022-03-21
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HUDSON, Kate Victoria appointed
director
2022-03-21
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CAIRNS, Claire Patricia Jane appointed
director
2022-03-21
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FEELEY, Derek William appointed
director
2022-03-21
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MACASKILL, Donald, Dr resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAIRNS, Claire Patricia Jane resigned 2025-11-21; REEKIE, Graeme resigned 2025-11-21; TAIT, Judith Adela resigned 2025-11-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Stuart Muirhead Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	16/12/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Dee Fraserceased 31/12/2024· significant influence
Mrs Rikke Iversholtceased 08/09/2020· significant influence
Mr Robert David Parryceased 31/05/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-12-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72200 — Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01