CHARLES RIVER CLINICAL SERVICES EDINBURGH LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC109802 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-11
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-04-10
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2015-04-10
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-12-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2014-12-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2014-08-20
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2014-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2013-08-28
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2013-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2012-09-12
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2012-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2011-10-07
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2011-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2010-08-05
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2010-08-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2010-08-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2010-08-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2010-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-09-29
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  20. 2009-01-21
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  21. 2008-12-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2008-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2007-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2007-09-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  25. 2007-08-17
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  26. 2007-06-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  27. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    KERKHOF, Glenn Cornelis resigned
    director
  28. 2004-11-08
    ➕
    KERKHOF, Glenn Cornelis appointed
    director
  29. 2004-11-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    JOHST, David appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    ACKERMAN, Thomas appointed
    director
  32. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    FOSTER, James appointed
    director
  33. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    JOHST, David appointed
    director
  34. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    COWAN, Desmond Joseph Paul Edward resigned
    secretary
  35. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    COWAN, Desmond Joseph Paul Edward resigned
    director
  36. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    MCEWAN, Alastair Stuart resigned
    director
  37. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    NIMMO, Walter Sneddon, Dr resigned
    director
  38. 2004-08-03
    ➖
    SWORD, Ian Pollock, Doctor resigned
    director
  39. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    COWAN, Desmond Joseph Paul Edward appointed
    secretary
  40. 2004-04-16
    ➖
    LESLIE, Stewart Gordon resigned
    secretary
  41. 2004-04-16
    ➖
    LESLIE, Stewart Gordon resigned
    director
  42. 2003-08-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  43. 2003-07-25
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Wachovia Bank, National Association
  44. 2003-07-23
    ➕
    COWAN, Desmond Joseph Paul Edward appointed
    director
  45. 2002-07-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  46. 2002-06-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  47. 2001-05-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  48. 2001-04-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bear Stearns Corporated Lending Inc
  49. 1999-09-20
    ➖
    NEWMAN, Henry Bernard resigned
    director
  50. 1999-09-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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 · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-04-10

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Other · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
FOCHABERS INVESTMENT TRADING (SCOTLAND) PARTNERSHIP SP→
SG000659 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
FOIRM LLP→
SO308301 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
FOREPOINT TRADE L.P.→
SL018015 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
FORMATION SUPPORT LP→
SL019401 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
FORMIMPEX L.P.→
SL026029 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
FORUM FOR THE SCOTTISH BARONAGE→
SC703925 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LP→
SL017758 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LP (GP) LLP→
SO304974 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LP II (GP) LLP→
SO306530 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
FOXGLOVE DEVELOPMENT LP→
SL031903 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
FOXHAM INVEST LP→
SL014314 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
FOXREM INVEST LP→
SL014336 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Elphinstone Research Centre
Tranent
EH33 2NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-12-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)

JOHST, David→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACKERMAN, Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHST, David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWAN, Desmond Joseph Paul Edward→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
LESLIE, Stewart Gordon→
secretary · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-03-11 · resigned 1989-09-08
Resigned
COUTTS, Maureen Sheila→
nominee-director · appointed 1988-03-11 · resigned 1989-09-08
Resigned
COWAN, Desmond Joseph Paul Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-07-23 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
CUMMING, Donald Ian→
director · ~74y · appointed 1988-04-06 · resigned 1989-09-08
Resigned
DRAFFAN, George Harry, Dr→
director · ~84y · resigned 1998-03-23
Resigned
HARDIE, David→
nominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1988-03-11 · resigned 1989-09-08
Resigned
KERKHOF, Glenn Cornelis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Duncan John→
director · ~70y · resigned 1993-12-13
Resigned
LESLIE, Stewart Gordon→
director · ~73y · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
MCEWAN, Alastair Stuart→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
NEWMAN, Henry Bernard→
director · ~97y · resigned 1999-09-20
Resigned
NIMMO, Walter Sneddon, Dr→
director · ~79y · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
SCHAAD, Peter→
director · ~79y · resigned 1990-03-30
Resigned
SWORD, Ian Pollock, Doctor→
director · ~84y · resigned 2004-08-03
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Wachovia Bank, National Association
Floating charge1 property25/07/200303/11/2004
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property21/06/200207/08/2003
satisfied
Bear Stearns Corporated Lending
Bear Stearns Corporated Lending Inc
Floating charge1 property03/04/200125/07/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property20/09/199904/05/2001

Recent filings (114 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-04-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-12-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-12-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-07-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-07-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-06-19
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-09-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-05