CMC ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC291114 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£34.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,268

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£34k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£34.3k£29.9k
Current assets£37.6k£42.9k
Net assets£34.3k£29.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-02-04
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    O'SULLIVAN, Michael Paul resigned
    director
  16. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2014-08-07
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    EMSLIE, Sharyn Linsey appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-08-07
    ➖
    SPEARMAN, Roger Michael, Dr resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-07
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Michael Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2008-06-03
    ➕
    EMSLIE, Sharyn Linsey appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CMC ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  23. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    SPEARMAN, Moira Drummond appointed
    director
  24. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    SPEARMAN, Roger Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    SPEARMAN, Roger Michael, Dr appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Roger Michael Spearman
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
—50–75%50-75% voting01/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Moira Drummond Spearmanceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Bank House, 15a Cairnbank Road
Penicuik
Edinburgh
EH26 9DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

EMSLIE, Sharyn Linsey→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMSLIE, Sharyn Linsey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEARMAN, Moira Drummond→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEARMAN, Roger Michael, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEARMAN, Roger Michael, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2014-08-07
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
O'SULLIVAN, Michael Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2019-02-04
Resigned
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30