CHELMSFORD SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00897047 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1967-01-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£37.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49390

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (5 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £37,675

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£38k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£25k

↓ 3.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£37.7k	£37.4k
Current assets	£25.3k	£26.2k
Net assets	£37.7k	£37.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-19
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NICHOLS, Paul appointed
director
2025-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-11
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SMITH, Graham John appointed
director
2025-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
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NICHOLS, Paul resigned
director
2025-08-05
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ODDY, Jonathan William resigned
director
2025-08-05
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POLLARD, David Stephen resigned
director
2025-04-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
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NICHOLS, Paul appointed
director
2025-04-15
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WHEDDON, Derek Henry resigned
director
2024-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
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POLLARD, David Stephen appointed
director
2022-10-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-30
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SMITH, John Michael resigned
director
2022-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
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HENLEY, James Bruce resigned
director
2020-07-08
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WHEDDON, Derek Henry appointed
director
2019-05-21
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FOLKSON, Richard, Professor appointed
secretary
2019-05-21
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FREMONT, Andrew De Mouilpied resigned
secretary
2019-02-26
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LANCASHIRE, Michael John appointed
director
2019-02-26
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DALTON, John Paul resigned
director
2019-02-26
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FREMONT, Andrew De Mouilpied resigned
director
2019-02-26
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ODDY, Jonathan William appointed
director
2017-01-11
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KIRBY, Bryan Brady appointed
director
2017-01-11
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HENLEY, James Bruce appointed
director
2017-01-11
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SMITH, John Michael appointed
director
2017-01-05
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FREMONT, Andrew De Mouilpied appointed
secretary
2017-01-03
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OLDING, Roger Percival resigned
secretary
2017-01-03
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BLAKE, Derek Anthony resigned
director
2017-01-03
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FREMONT, Andrew De Mouilpied appointed
director
2014-09-17
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DALTON, John Paul appointed
director
2014-09-17
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FENN, Michael Charles resigned
director
2004-03-03
➖
MEAD, Brian resigned
secretary
2004-03-03
➕
OLDING, Roger Percival appointed
secretary
2004-03-03
➕
FENN, Michael Charles appointed
director
2004-03-03
➖
MEAD, Brian resigned
director
1998-02-24
➖
WATKINS, John Frederick resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NICHOLS, Paul resigned 2025-08-05; ODDY, Jonathan William resigned 2025-08-05; POLLARD, David Stephen resigned 2025-08-05

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1967-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

5 Spur Road,

Linton

Cambridgeshire

CB21 4BA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-21

Last: 2026-04-07