SGS VITROLOGY LIMITED

Company number SC306871 ·

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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.

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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
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified

Officers 3 current · 19 resigned

MR Michael BOYD Director
Appointed 2019-04-01
MR James MCGURK Director
Appointed 2018-07-01
CATHERINE ALDAG Secretary
Appointed 2012-05-18

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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

NameDate changed
VITROLOGY LIMITED2012-05-18
LOTHIAN SHELF (434) LIMITED2006-09-08

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
5 SOUTH AVENUE, CLYDEBANK BUSINESS PARK, CLYDEBANK, DUNBARTONSHIRE, G81 2LG2012-05-18
50 LOTHIAN ROAD, FESTIVAL SQUARE, EDINBURGH, EH3 9WJ2007-04-13

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.

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