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Insignia Technologies Limited

Insignia

Insignia Technologies offer unique and innovative smart labels and printing solutions designed to indicate the quality and freshness of goods and products.

CRN
SC345231
Founded
2008
Age
18

Overview

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Legal name
INSIGNIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Region
Scotland
Registered address
BIOCITY SCOTLAND
BO'NESS ROAD
NEWHOUSE
N.LANARKSHIRE
ML1 5UH
Insolvency history
No

Latest accounts

Financial period: 1 Aug 2024 to 31 Jul 2025

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Turnover
Unknown
Profit / Loss
Unknown
Employees
8

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
30 Apr
2027

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

05 Jul
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

31 Jul
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

21 Jun
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

04 Oct
2024

Accounts With Accounts Type Total Exemption Full

Accounts Analysed

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Published 04 Oct 2024 06:05

02 Jul
2008

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Spinout profile

3 entries

Company description

Smart plastics company for the food packaging industry

Insignia Technologies has designed a food label that changes colour over time to show how long a packet of food has been open and whether the food inside has passed its best before date. It has also designed pigment for use in plastic packaging that changes colour when packaging has been damaged.

Insignia Technologies has designed a food label that changes colour over time to show how long a packet of food has been open and whether the food inside has passed its best before date. It has also designed pigment for use in plastic packaging that chang

Project impact

Significant research collaboration

Insignia Technologies Ltd
2011
Insignia Technologies
2008
Insignia Technologies
2008

Public funding

4 awards
First funded
2013
Funded years
2013, 2019, 2020, 2021
Age at first award
5 years

Projects

2021 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

The Development of Smart Label for the Food Delivery Market

1 Jan 2021 to 31 Mar 2021

Awarded
£46,982
Total cost £58,727

Like many sectors, the food industry has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Insignia Technologies, experts in smart label technology, are developing innovative smart labels which can add real benefit during these challenging times. This project aims to develop intelligent labels to help ensure food deliveries occur quickly, safely and at the...

2020 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

The development and application of innovative colour-changing indicators in the healthcare and medical markets

1 Nov 2020 to 30 Jun 2021

Awarded
£59,920
Total cost £59,920

Insignia Technologies have been developing time-temperature indicators to improve upon the management and effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE). It is estimated that 129bn face masks are being used during the COVID-19 response each month. This dramatic increase in demand is understandable, but shortages remain of medical supplies like glove...

2020 Small Business Research Initiative Lead participant

Development of a quality assurance CO2 leak detector for modified atmosphere packaging

1 Oct 2020 to 31 Dec 2020

Awarded
£59,840
Total cost £59,840

This project addresses the theme "Enhancing the Benefits and Value of our Natural Resources" in the government's Clean Growth Strategy, targeting the reduction of food waste and associated carbon emissions and greenhouses gases. Unnecessary food waste is a significant problem which has substantial cost and environmental impact associated with it. One chal...

2019 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Intelligent inks for creating a range of Time Temperature Indicators and Open Life Timers for food packaging

1 Feb 2019 to 31 Jan 2020

Awarded
£87,639
Total cost £125,198

"Insignia Technologies have been working with a leading UK supermarket on a project to help improve food safety and quality and help consumers reduce food waste at home. It is estimated that over 2 million slices of ham go in the bin every day in the UK alone. Insignia came up with an innovative solution to this problem in the form of an after opening tim...

2013 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Development of a quality assurance CO2 leak detector for modified atmosphere packaging

1 Nov 2013 to 30 Nov 2014

Awarded
£80,378
Total cost £107,171

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) is widely used throughout the food packaging industry. It involves replacing air within the pack with a CO2 rich/O2 deficient gas mixture which keeps the food fresher for longer by inhibiting spoilage by microorganisms. However if an accidental leak is present in the packaging, the preservation mechanism is disrupted an...

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies Small Business Research Initiative