CHANGEBEAT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06438506 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-31➖CONTACT TO CONTRACT LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2016-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-01➕DURRANT, Nicolas Huw appointeddirector
- 2007-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CHANGEBEAT LIMITED
- 2007-11-27➕DURRANT, Nicolas Huw appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-27➕CONTACT TO CONTRACT LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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 |
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Mrs Wendy Ann Durrant Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2019 |
Mr Nicolas Huw Durrant Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian William Henleyceased 31/12/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOMBERK LTD→ 13731426 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARELIFELINE LTD→ 13482821 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARNIVAL RELOCATIONS LIMITED→ 07026308 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CENTRICA DIRECTORS LIMITED→ 03844287 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CETALIS LTD→ 15141831 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHAMPSFORLIFE LTD→ 15956915 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHARLOUIS LIMITED→ 09397898 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CHAUCER COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01032223 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
| CHAUCER MEWS CANTERBURY (DWH) MANAGEMENT CO LTD→ 04997290 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CHELTON CTS LIMITED→ 04044609 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CHERRY TREE PROPERTIES (SLOUGH) LTD.→ 07336234 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
16 Sutton Avenue
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 7AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DURRANT, Nicolas Huw→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-11-27
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DURRANT, Nicolas Huw→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-10-01
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CONTACT TO CONTRACT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2017-12-31
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-11