CHALMERS TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC449741 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-10

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£211.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £211,842

Cash YoY

+7%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£229k

↑ 7.4% YoY

Net Worth

£212k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£251k

↑ 5.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£220.4k	£184.7k
Current assets	£251.2k	£238.7k
Cash	£229.3k	£213.6k
Debtors	£20.2k	£23.2k
Net assets	£211.8k	£184.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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CHALMERS, Kylie appointed
director
2020-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-10-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-05-10
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Company incorporated
As CHALMERS TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED
2013-05-10
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CHALMERS, Andrew Graeme appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHALMERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Graeme Chalmers Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	10/05/2017

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

Incorporated2013-05-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Dunleri

Maud

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

AB42 4NZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CHALMERS, Andrew Graeme→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-05-10

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Active

CHALMERS, Kylie→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-20

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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-10

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2024-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-10-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-02-10