IMPROVEMENT SERVICE COMPANY

Company number SC287978 ·

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Shareholders' funds

£6,483,380

Balance sheet as at 2021-03-31

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What it does

Improvement Service Company is the national improvement organisation for Local Government in Scotland anda company limited by guarantee. Its purpose is to help and support councils and their partners to improve anddeliver high quality, efficient local services by providing improvement support and a range of products andservices.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated
2005-07-27
Employees
82 (2021 accounts · was 78 in 2020)
Registered office
West Lothian Council Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 6FF
Postcode
EH54 6FF
Accounts category
Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-07
Next due by
2027-06-21
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 70229 Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Officers 11 current · 32 resigned

Appointed 2026-05-29
Derek BROWN Director
Appointed 2025-04-30
Appointed 2024-10-21
Appointed 2024-04-09
Appointed 2024-04-01

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Contact details

Website
improvementservice.org
Phone
01506282012

Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
C/O CMS CAMERON MCKENNA LLP, SALTIRE COURT 20 CASTLE TERRACE, EDINBURGH, EH1 2EN2018-11-12
C/O CMS CAMERON MCKENNA LLP 7 CASTLE STREET, EDINBURGH, EH2 3AH2014-05-21
101 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH2 3ES2010-08-19

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 1,551 similar companies in EH

The largest employer among its local peers (82 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2005.

No.5 of the largest management consultancy activities other than financial management companies in Edinburgh →

Competitors Edinburgh

This company ranks 5 among management consultancy activities other than financial management in Edinburgh.

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The class of 2005

24%

of the 6,912 companies in this sector incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 74% have since been dissolved.

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