THE SCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF CLEANING SCIENCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC463732 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-14

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 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

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£100	£100
Debtors	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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SPENCER-COOK, Neil appointed
director
2023-06-30
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ATKINS, Stanley Charles resigned
director
2023-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-07
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accounts · AA
2016-07-20
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accounts · AA
2015-12-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-01-31
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CALVER, Justin Rodney resigned
secretary
2013-11-14
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Company incorporated
As THE SCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF CLEANING SCIENCE LIMITED
2013-11-14
➕
CALVER, Justin Rodney appointed
secretary
2013-11-14
➕
ATKINS, Stanley Charles appointed
director

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

British Institute Of Cleaning Science Limited(The) is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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British Institute Of Cleaning Science Limited(The)

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

ultimate parent

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THE SCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF CLEANING SCIENCE LIMITED

This company · SC463732

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
British Institute Of Cleaning Science Limited(The) Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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TARTAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC086571 · est 1984	£965.1k £643.4k–£1.29M	—	—	19	42y	83	66y
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COGENT SSC LIMITED→ SC129351 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	83	59y
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NORDAN SCANDIC (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC165768 · est 1996	—	—	£2	—	29y	83	65y
OUTDOOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CIC→ SC366266 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	83	66y
SALMON SCOTLAND LTD→ SC152347 · est 1994	—	—	£188.2k	—	31y	83	66y
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Summit House

4/5 Mitchell Street

Edinburgh

EH6 7BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SPENCER-COOK, Neil→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-30

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Active

CALVER, Justin Rodney→

secretary · appointed 2013-11-14 · resigned 2015-01-31

Resigned

ATKINS, Stanley Charles→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-11-14 · resigned 2023-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-14

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

officers · TM01

2023-06-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-31

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

officers · CH01

2022-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-06-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-10-13