CHANGE AGENCY (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
03564680 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-05-05
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    CLARKE, Barry Keith resigned
    director
  17. 2003-05-21
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    OBERMEISTER, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-05-20
    ➖
    OBERMEISTER, Tessa resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Barry Keith appointed
    director
  20. 1998-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CHANGE AGENCY (UK) LTD
  21. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    OBERMEISTER, Jonathan appointed
    director
  22. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    OBERMEISTER, Tessa appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    COAD SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1998-05-15
    ➖
    COAD SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    ARCO NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 1998-05-15
    ➖
    ARCO NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Obermeister
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6 Manchester Square
London
W1U 3PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

OBERMEISTER, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OBERMEISTER, Jonathan→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-05-15
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Active
OBERMEISTER, Tessa→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned
COAD SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 1998-05-15
Resigned
CLARKE, Barry Keith→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2011-05-05
Resigned
ARCO NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 1998-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-19