FRONTIER SCIENCE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC220936 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-07-05

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 19.8y 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: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

13 officers (7 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-10-20
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accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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officers · TM01
2024-06-24
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officers · TM01
2024-06-13
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BAILIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret, Dr resigned
director
2024-06-13
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MCFADDEN, Eleanor Thomson resigned
director
2024-02-19
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officers · AP01
2024-02-18
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MACLEOD, Heather Elizabeth Catherine appointed
director
2024-01-30
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officers · AP01
2024-01-22
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SCHELTER, Bjorn Olaf, Dr appointed
director
2023-11-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-30
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SMART, Debbie appointed
director
2023-08-10
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DALY, Fergus Scott, Dr resigned
director
2023-08-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-30
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GIBSON, Darren, Dr appointed
director
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-03
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DALY, Fergus Scott, Dr appointed
director
2014-11-15
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ZELEN, Marvin, Professor resigned
director
2013-04-13
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BAILIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret, Dr appointed
director
2010-01-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-09-08
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MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-09-08
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MACROBERTS - (FIRM) resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-09-01
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ROBERTSON, Charles Christopher, Professor appointed
director
2003-08-31
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FORREST, Andrew Patrick Mcewen, Professor Sir resigned
director
2002-09-01
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FORREST, Andrew Patrick Mcewen, Professor Sir appointed
director
2001-07-05
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Company incorporated
As FRONTIER SCIENCE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2001-07-05
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GELBER, Richard David, Professor appointed
director
2001-07-05
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MACROBERTS - (FIRM) appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-07-05
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MCFADDEN, Eleanor Thomson appointed
director
2001-07-05
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ZELEN, Marvin, Professor appointed
director

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

Frontier Science And Technology Research Foundation Inc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Frontier Science And Technology Research Foundation Inc

Corporate parent · board control

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FRONTIER SCIENCE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

This company · SC220936

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Frontier Science And Technology Research Foundation Inc Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Professor Charles Christopher Robertsonceased 03/12/2018· 25-50% voting · trust interest
Dr Karen Elizabeth Margaret Bailieceased 03/12/2018· 25-50% voting · trust interest
Professor Richard David Gelberceased 03/12/2018· 25-50% voting · trust interest
Ms Eleanor Thomson Mcfaddenceased 03/12/2018· 25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-07-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Grampian View

Kincraig

Kingussie

Inverness-Shire

PH21 1NA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05