SGS VITROLOGY LIMITED
Company number SC306871 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
SGS Vitrology Limited occupies a defensible niche position within the global TIC market, leveraging its SGS Group parentage for brand authority and client access while maintaining specialized scientific expertise that commands premium positioning. The primary strategic tension lies between the competitive advantages of SGS affiliation and the constraints of subsidiary governance—growth will depend on how effectively leadership can align niche opportunities with Group-level priorities while mitigating key-person and market concentration risks.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2006-08-15
- Registered office
- 5 South Avenue, Clydebank Business Park, Glasgow, Scotland, G81 2LG
- Postcode
- G81 2LG
- Capital
- 39,014 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-15
- Next due by
- 2027-08-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 19 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by SGS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED — since 2016-05-18
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2019-12-31) as part of the SGS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| VITROLOGY LIMITED | 2012-05-18 |
| LOTHIAN SHELF (434) LIMITED | 2006-09-08 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 5 SOUTH AVENUE, CLYDEBANK BUSINESS PARK, CLYDEBANK, DUNBARTONSHIRE, G81 2LG | 2012-05-18 |
| 50 LOTHIAN ROAD, FESTIVAL SQUARE, EDINBURGH, EH3 9WJ | 2007-04-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 865 similar companies in G, trading since 2006
The class of 2006
33%
of the 2,938 companies in this sector incorporated in 2006 are still active today; 64% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.