CHROMSOC LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC466616 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-03
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
£-9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,996
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 7.4% 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 | £-9.0k | £-6.4k |
| Current assets | £32.0k | £34.5k |
| Cash | £31.8k | £32.8k |
| Debtors | £172 | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £-9.0k | £-6.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-31➕MESTON, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2026-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31➖FERGUSON, Paul, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01➖DONOVAN, David Benedict resignedsecretary
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-01➖HANDLEY, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2015-01-01➕EDGE, Anthony Michael, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-01-09➖DONOVAN, David Benedict resigneddirector
- 2014-01-09➕FERGUSON, Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CHROMSOC LIMITED
- 2014-01-03➕DONOVAN, David Benedict appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-03➕DONOVAN, David Benedict appointeddirector
- 2014-01-03➕HANDLEY, Alan John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Meston Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2026 |
Dr Anthony Michael Edge Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/01/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Paul Fergusonceased 31/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- The Chromatographic Societyceased 04/01/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
EDGE, Anthony Michael, Dr→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MESTON, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2026-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONOVAN, David Benedict→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2021-04-01
DONOVAN, David Benedict→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2014-01-09
FERGUSON, Paul, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-09 · resigned 2025-12-31
HANDLEY, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2019-06-01
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Recent filings (42 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-19