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Private limited company (in liquidation) · No. SC145387 · Edinburgh

CFT Business Systems Limited

iSource and licenceOfficial record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

CFT Business Systems Limited's network

3 people3 organisationsExplore in 3Di2 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 3 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is CFT Business Systems Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

2 listed + 1 company secretaryiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Colin John PatersonDirector1994
31y 11m
Ian Dunsmuir GrayDirector1993
33y 4m
Sharon GrayCompany secretary1993
33y 4m
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

Current officers

2 + 1 company secretaryiOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.
NameRoleAppointedOther boards
Ian Dunsmuir GrayDirector12 July 1993
3 other current boards
Colin John PatersonDirector1 December 1994No other current boards on our record
Sharon GrayCompany secretary12 July 1993No other current boards on our record

Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

When board seats may change

iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Who is on the board

iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
32.6y
median 32.6y
Longest tenure
33.3y
since 1993
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
0
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 2 on the board

2 directors on the board

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

Where else this board sits

The charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 2Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Network

Network

iThe large node is CFT Business Systems Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

Financial history

No figures in the accounts data we hold.

Companies House shows accounts made up to 31 July 1996 (small). They are not in the machine-readable bulk accounts files we read: they may have been filed on paper or as a PDF, or the company is large and files in another format. Nothing is shown rather than a guess.

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
SmallSmall company accounts.
Accounts last made up to
31 July 1996
Next accounts due
31 May 1998 Overdue by 10393 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Confirmation statement last made up to
None filed yet
First confirmation statement due
26 July 2016 Overdue by 3762 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Charges (secured loans)
1 charge registered, 1 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 0 satisfied

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Company number
SC145387
Company type
Private limited company
Status
In liquidation
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Incorporated
12 July 1993
Registered office
17 Rothesay Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7SQ
Nature of business (SIC)
  • 7250 Maintenance office & computing mach
Latest accounts
31 July 1996 (small)

Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
SmallSmall company accounts.
Accounts last made up to
31 July 1996
Next accounts due
31 May 1998 Overdue by 10393 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Confirmation statement last made up to
None filed yet
First confirmation statement due
26 July 2016 Overdue by 3762 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Charges (secured loans)
1 charge registered, 1 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 0 satisfied

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Same registered address

5iMatched on postcode and first line of the registered office, from the company file of 1 October 2026. A shared address is not evidence that companies are connected.

5 companies are registered at this address.

Ownership

Group structure

This company is not part of a larger ownership group in our records: no holder of a majority of it is on the active Companies House record, and it holds no majority of another UK company.

People with significant control

No people or companies with significant control are on record for this company.

Source: Companies House people with significant control data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Companies it controls

iNo other company in our records lists this company as a person with significant control.

From the people with significant control data of the companies in the Companies House company file.