CMSI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC235592 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-19
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-31
    ➕
    SPEERS, Marshall appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-31
    ➖
    SPEERS, Marshall resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-04-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2013-09-01
    ➕
    SPEERS, Marshall appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-31
    ➕
    SPEERS, Marshall appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    CORSCADDEN, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CMSI LIMITED
  21. 2002-08-19
    ➕
    SPEERS, Christine appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-19
    ➕
    CORSCADDEN, Patricia appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Speers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence02/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Dykefoot Farm
Lochtoholm Road
Kilmacolm
Renfrewshire
PA13 4TJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SPEERS, Marshall→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-31
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Active
SPEERS, Christine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-19
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Active
SPEERS, Marshall→
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-08-31
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Active
CORSCADDEN, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-19 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
SPEERS, Marshall→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06