Thistle Scientific Limited
Overview
Thistle Scientific Limited's network
2 people2 organisationsExplore in 3Di2 listed on the board. 2 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is Thistle Scientific 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 listediDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Jayne Cleaver | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Adrian John Cleaver | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 24 November 2025Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 30 June 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Public contracts won
iFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contracts are matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode, never by fuzzy name. For a company, contracts awarded to companies it owns through Companies House ownership data are included and labelled. A value shown as not stated is one the notice does not give (or gives as 0 or 1). Every contract links to its source notice.1 contract · £27,580 total published value
- iSource: Find a TenderPublished by Cabinet Office (Find a Tender Service). Notice 053771-2026. Awarded 5 Jun 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Find a Tender ↗
- Buyer
- ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
- Value
- £27,580
- Awarded
- 5 Jun 2026
WhatAPHA requires a cell culture pump system (the “Equipment”) to support in vitro and ex vivo tissue culture research. The Equipment will enable continuous media flow across biological samples, improving culture conditions, reducing contamination, and enabling downstream analysis.
Board
Current officers
2iOccupation 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.| Name | Role | Appointed | Other boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian John Cleaver | Director | 7 July 2017 | 2 other current boards |
| Helen Jayne Cleaver | Director | 3 August 2021 | 2 other current boards |
Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former officers
3 listed, latest first| Name | Role | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Milne | Director | 24 November 1997 | 25 February 2021 |
| Gerard John McGeachey | Director | 16 April 1998 | 7 July 2017 |
| Constance Margaret Milne | Company secretary | 24 November 1997 | 7 July 2017 |
Board cycle
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.Board DNA
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.2 directors on the board
- Adrian John Cleaver Director · appointed 2017
- Helen Jayne Cleaver Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Adrian John Cleaver Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Adrian John Cleaver Director · appointed 2017
- Helen Jayne Cleaver Director · appointed 2021
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.
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.
Network
Network
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Finances
Financial history
9 years heldiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Scroll sideways to see every column.
| Year ending | Accounts | Turnover | Profit or loss | Net assets | Total assets less current liabilities | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £1.25m | £2.00m | £69.50k | 0.32 |
| 30 June 2024 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £1.03m | £1.96m | £46.10k | 30 |
| 30 June 2023 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £735.87k | £1.89m | £171.24k | 15 |
| 30 June 2022 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £597.97k | £789.59k | £343.33k | 9 |
| 30 June 2021 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £334.41k | £459.74k | £629.13k | 9 |
| 30 June 2020 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £154.90k | £314.90k | £87.31k | 14 |
| 30 June 2019 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £134.85k | £134.85k | £33.03k | 15 |
| 30 June 2018 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £128.02k | £128.02k | £29.42k | 17 |
| 30 June 2017Long period: 14 months | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £117.16k | £117.16k | £117.42k | 14 |
- Absent is not zero. A figure shown as Not reported was not given in the accounts we hold. Small and micro companies do not have to file a profit and loss account, so turnover and profit are usually absent for them.
- Accounts for years ending in 2025 and 2026 are still being filed, so the newest years may be missing.
- Employees, cash and net assets are shown as Not shown when the filed figure is not possible (for example a negative headcount or negative cash).
Definitions
- Total assets less current liabilities
- Fixed assets plus current assets, minus what the company owes within a year. It is not total assets: cash can be larger than this figure when the company owes a lot in the short term. Where a filing does not give it, the table marks the fixed-assets figure used instead.
- Net assets
- What the company owns minus everything it owes. Also called shareholders' funds.
- Turnover
- Sales for the year. Only larger companies report it.
- Accounts
- The accounting framework named in the filing (for example FRS 102). Not stated means the filing does not say.
Source: Companies House accounts (iXBRL and XBRL), ten most recent years held, read by Governance Register from the monthly bulk accounts files. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Total exemption fullSmall company accounts; the company is exempt from audit.
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 June 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 March 2027 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 24 November 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 8 December 2026 Due in 38 days
- Charges (secured loans)
- 5 charges registered, 3 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 2 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
About this company
Companies House (opens in a new tab)- Company number
- SC180867
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Status
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Incorporated
- 24 November 1997
- Registered office
- 1 Lochrin Square, 92-98 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9QA
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Group companies
- 2 in this ownership group See the group structure →
- Latest accounts
- 30 June 2025 (total exemption full)
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
- Total exemption fullSmall company accounts; the company is exempt from audit.
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 June 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 March 2027 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 24 November 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 8 December 2026 Due in 38 days
- Charges (secured loans)
- 5 charges registered, 3 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 2 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
37iMatched 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.37 companies are registered at this address.
- Scottish Council of Independent Schools
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- Stoneweg Corporate Secretarial Limited
- Hyble Technology Limited
- Stoneweg EU Limited
- Stirling Development Agency Limited
- Oncobiopharm Limited
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- Edixomed Limited
- Prime Numbers Accountancy Services Limited
- Stoneweg UK GP
- R Cubed Technology Ltd
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- Kilgour Investments Limited
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- Eight Six Consulting Limited
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- Bonnie & Braw Productions Ltd
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Same sector and place
122iThe list starts with a sample; Show all lists every one. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.122 other active companies have the same main business code (74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.) and a registered office in the EH3 postcode district.
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Recent news and events
From the public record
- 24 November 2025Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 30 June 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Ownership
Group structure
2 companies- Active
- Dissolved or closed
- Other status
- Not a UK company
- Current control
- Ceased control
- Shares a director
- Bar under a name: net assets or equity, where known
Loading the group structure…
Built from the corporate people with significant control records matched to UK companies (Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0; ownership graph of 19 September 2026). Control is shown as the nature of control the controller declared; the group count includes only active majority holdings (more than 50%), so holdings of 25-50% are drawn but not counted. Overseas parents that are not on the UK register appear only when a company names them.
People with significant control
2| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaver Holdings LimitedCompany |
| 7 July 2017 | Current |
| Mr Galen MilnePerson · Scottish |
| 1 May 2016 | 7 July 2017 |
1 current controller and 1 former. Addresses and birth details are not shown.
Source: Companies House people with significant control data, snapshot of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Companies are linked to their page where the name matches an owner company in our ownership graph.
Companies it holds shares or votes in
0| Company | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Scientific Limited (dissolved 2026)Dissolved | 75-100% shares, 75-100% votes, appoints directors | 7 July 2017 | Current |
0 companies where it holds a majority now (more than 50% of shares or votes, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors); holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control. The whole group is in the structure above.