CHANGING LIVES COMMUNITY SERVICES CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
12443674 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-02-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£236.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- 93110Operation of sports facilities
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £236,810
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£202k
Net Worth
£237k
Current Assets
£213k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £245.1k |
| Current assets | £213.3k |
| Cash | £202.0k |
| Debtors | £11.3k |
| Net assets | £236.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-11➕STRACHAN, Aaron James William appointeddirector
- 2022-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CHANGING LIVES COMMUNITY SERVICES CIC
- 2020-02-05➕DOYLE, Ben John appointeddirector
- 2020-02-05➕SIMMONS, David Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2020-02-05📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron James William Strachan Individual · British · DOB 03/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/07/2022 |
Mr David Jonathan Simmons Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 05/02/2020 |
Mr Ben John Doyle Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 05/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
47 Crouch Street
Colchester
CO3 3EN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DOYLE, Ben John→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-02-05
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SIMMONS, David Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-02-05
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STRACHAN, Aaron James William→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2022-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02