BRAIN HEALTH SCOTLAND LIFE SCIENCES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC736113 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-21

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£-2.09M

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 2.4y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £2,085,551

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£402k

Net Worth

-£2.1m

Current Assets

£518k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-06-30
Total assets	£-585.6k
Current assets	£517.9k
Cash	£402.2k
Debtors	£115.8k
Net assets	£-2.09M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

• 1 resolution
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-09
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HAMILTON, John Giles appointed
director
2024-12-05
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COOK, Mark resigned
director
2024-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-23
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BROWN, Julia Mary resigned
director
2024-11-21
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FIELDING, Jacqueline resigned
director
2024-11-20
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SMITH, Callum Sanson Gowans resigned
director
2024-11-19
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MCCALL, Graham Kenneth resigned
director
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-12-01
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ARMSTRONG, Michelle resigned
director
2023-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-18
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-07-18
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-07-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-22
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BROWN, Julia Mary appointed
director
2023-05-22
➕
FIELDING, Jacqueline appointed
director
2023-05-22
➕
MCCALL, Graham Kenneth appointed
director
2023-05-22
➕
SMITH, Callum Sanson Gowans appointed
director
2023-01-31
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BATES, David James appointed
director
2022-11-18
➕
COOK, Mark appointed
director
2022-09-27
➕
ARMSTRONG, Michelle appointed
director
2022-06-21
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Company incorporated
As BRAIN HEALTH SCOTLAND LIFE SCIENCES LTD
2022-06-21
➕
RITCHIE, Craig William appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Craig William Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	21/06/2022

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

Incorporated2022-06-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

3rd Floor South Stand Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

Roseburn Street

Edinburgh

EH12 5PJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-04

Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BATES, David James→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAMILTON, John Giles→

director · ~61y · appointed 2024-12-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RITCHIE, Craig William→

director · ~58y · appointed 2022-06-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARMSTRONG, Michelle→

director · ~49y · appointed 2022-09-27 · resigned 2023-12-01

Resigned

BROWN, Julia Mary→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-22 · resigned 2024-11-23

Resigned

COOK, Mark→

director · ~60y · appointed 2022-11-18 · resigned 2024-12-05

Resigned

FIELDING, Jacqueline→

director · ~62y · appointed 2023-05-22 · resigned 2024-11-21

Resigned

MCCALL, Graham Kenneth→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-22 · resigned 2024-11-19

Resigned

SMITH, Callum Sanson Gowans→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-22 · resigned 2024-11-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	12/12/2023	—

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Recent filings (38 total)

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-11-17

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-11-14

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

accounts · AA

2025-10-31

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

officers · CH01

2025-10-30

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-18

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-04-28

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

officers · AP01

2025-03-21

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

officers · TM01

2025-03-09

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

officers · AP01

2025-03-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-09

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

accounts · AA

2025-02-17

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

officers · TM01

2025-02-12

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

officers · TM01

2024-12-30

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

officers · TM01

2024-12-05