South Durham Society of Model Engineers

Active04073803 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 18 September 2000 (26 years)
Industry: Operation of arts facilities (90040)
Directors: Steven John Pickthall
Dougal Crisp
Nicholas Charles Gilling
all 6 directors
Controlled by: Nicholas Charles Gilling
David Keep
Kevin George Gibbon
all 4 controllers
Accounts type: Micro entity
Region: North East
Address: 177 Eastbourne Road
Darlington
DL1 4ES

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 30 September 2027
Last conf. stmt: 16 September 2026

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Pickthall, Steven John

Director · Appointed 6 September 2026

British

Born October 1950 (76)

Crisp, Dougal

Director · Appointed 3 June 2025

British

Born January 1969 (57)

Gilling, Nicholas Charles

Director · Appointed 3 June 2025

British

Born February 1980 (46)

Keep, David

Director · Appointed 6 December 2022

British

Born August 1959 (67)

Gibbon, Kevin George

Director · Appointed 2 February 2016

British

Born December 1950 (75)

Parkes, Richard

Director · Appointed 2 February 2016

British

Born June 1943 (83)

Officer history (16 former)

6 September 2026

Appointed Pickthall, Steven John as Director

7 July 2026

Resigned Stirman, Michael as Secretary

11 June 2026

Resigned Collinson, Derrick as Director

2 September 2025

Appointed Stirman, Michael as Secretary

3 June 2025

Appointed Crisp, Dougal as Director

3 June 2025

Appointed Gilling, Nicholas Charles as Director

3 June 2025

Resigned Stirman, Michael as Director

13 January 2025

Resigned Gilling, Nick, Mr. as Secretary

15 December 2022

Appointed Gilling, Nick, Mr. as Secretary

15 December 2022

Resigned Hale, Peter as Secretary

6 December 2022

Appointed Keep, David as Director

6 December 2022

Resigned Simpson, Peter as Director

7 December 2021

Resigned Mchugh, Wilfred as Director

12 September 2019

Appointed Collinson, Derrick as Director

6 December 2016

Resigned Stevenson, Ronald Shannan as Director

1 March 2016

Appointed Stirman, Michael as Director

2 February 2016

Appointed Simpson, Peter as Director

2 February 2016

Appointed Parkes, Richard as Director

2 February 2016

Appointed Gibbon, Kevin George as Director

5 January 2016

Resigned Hale, Peter John as Director

30 November 2015

Resigned Proud, Malcolm as Director

23 June 2015

Appointed Proud, Malcolm as Director

31 March 2014

Resigned Parish, Jack Leonard James as Director

25 June 2013

Appointed Hale, Peter John as Director

2 October 2012

Resigned Fearnley, Geoffrey Griffiths as Director

7 August 2012

Appointed Hale, Peter as Secretary

7 August 2012

Resigned Owens, Brian Richard as Secretary

6 December 2005

Appointed Stevenson, Ronald Shannan as Director

7 December 2004

Resigned Walton, Paul William as Director

2 December 2003

Resigned Ralph, Stephen Christopher as Director

2 December 2003

Resigned Ransome, Ronald William as Director

2 December 2003

Appointed Mchugh, Wilfred as Director

18 September 2000

Appointed Walton, Paul William as Director

18 September 2000

Appointed Owens, Brian Richard as Secretary

18 September 2000

Appointed Ransome, Ronald William as Director

18 September 2000

Appointed Fearnley, Geoffrey Griffiths as Director

18 September 2000

Appointed Parish, Jack Leonard James as Director

18 September 2000

Appointed Ralph, Stephen Christopher as Director

Ownership 4 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Nicholas Charles Gilling

Individual · Notified 3 June 2025

Has significant influence or control

British

Born February 1980 (46)

David Keep

Individual · Notified 3 June 2025

Has significant influence or control

British

Born August 1959 (67)

Kevin George Gibbon

Individual · Notified 8 September 2016

Right to appoint and remove directors

British

Born December 1950 (75)

Richard Parkes

Individual · Notified 8 September 2016

Right to appoint and remove directors

British

Born June 1943 (83)

Former controllers (3)

3 June 2025

Ceased Michael Stirman — Right to appoint and remove directors

6 December 2022

Ceased Peter Simpson — Right to appoint and remove directors

7 December 2021

Ceased Wilfred Mchugh — Right to appoint and remove directors

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets: £20,429

Debt Ratio: 0%

Trend

Net Assets

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2023
Fixed Assets	£0	£0	£0
Current Assets	£20,429	£21,467	£20,289
Creditors (< 1 year)	£0	£0	£0
Creditors (> 1 year)	£0	£0	£0
Net Current Assets	£20,429	£21,467	£20,289
Net Assets	£20,429	£21,467	£20,289
Shareholder Funds	£20,429	£21,467	£20,289

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
14 September 2026	Appointment of a director
9 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a secretary
19 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
8 June 2026	Micro company accounts	30 September 2025
21 September 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	16 September 2025