CHANGE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC143114 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-09
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
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
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,441

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.4k£2.0k
Current assets£6.9k£9.7k
Net assets£2.4k£2.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-29
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-03-30
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-01-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2014-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    BENSON, Michael appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-02-01
    ➖
    BENSON & COMPANY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-12-08
    ➖
    JACKSON, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-12-08
    ➕
    BENSON & COMPANY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    MORRISON, Angus Kennedy resigned
    director
  21. 2004-06-17
    ➕
    MORRISON, Angus Kennedy appointed
    director
  22. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Anthony Beverley resigned
    director
  23. 1998-08-01
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Anthony Beverley appointed
    director
  24. 1998-05-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 1998-03-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 1995-10-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1995-08-16
    ➕
    JACKSON, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-06-06
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Philip Edward resigned
    director
  29. 1994-03-09
    ➖
    JACKSON, Charles resigned
    director
  30. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    JACKSON, Charles appointed
    director
  31. 1994-01-01
    ➕
    JACKSON, Charles appointed
    secretary
  32. 1994-01-01
    ➕
    JACKSON, Charles appointed
    director
  33. 1993-03-10
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Philip Edward appointed
    director
  34. 1993-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHANGE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  35. 1993-03-09
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1993-03-09
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1993-03-09
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  38. 1993-03-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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 Charles Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED→
SC091725 · est 1985
£131.60M
£96.97M–£166.24M
£135.39M—13590041y8567y
ROBERTSON EDUCATION (ABERDEENSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→
SC209010 · est 2000
£5.47M
£4.03M–£6.91M
——025y8560y
DSF (2003) LIMITED→
SC144009 · est 1993
£4.70M
£3.46M–£5.93M
——733y8761y
FCC (EAST AYRSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→
SC300470 · est 2006
£3.99M
£2.94M–£5.03M
——020y8760y
BLYTH & BLYTH CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED→
SC241155 · est 2002
£2.78M
£2.05M–£3.52M
——9323y8785y
SIBCAS LIMITED→
SC052604 · est 1973
£1.88M
£1.39M–£2.38M
——16553y8868y
HORIZON (GP) LIMITED→
SC493523 · est 2014
£45.2k
£33.3k–£57.1k
——611y9566y
BURNDENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→
SC015613 · est 1929
£14.3k
£10.5k–£18.0k
——096y8363y
3 ED HOLDINGS 2 LIMITED→
SC328040 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y8365y
ABACUS FINANCIAL MARKETING LIMITED→
SC197503 · est 1999
——£3.4k—26y8359y
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION SERVICE LTD→
SC360357 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————16y8358y
BRINDLEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
SC290803 · est 2005
———130020y8359y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 St Andrews Court
Gullane
East Lothian
EH31 2AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BENSON, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Charles→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Charles→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-16 · resigned 2005-12-08
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-09 · resigned 1993-03-09
Resigned
BENSON & COMPANY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2010-02-01
Resigned
ATKINSON, Philip Edward→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 1995-06-06
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Anthony Beverley→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-08-01 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
JACKSON, Charles→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1994-03-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-03-09 · resigned 1993-03-09
Resigned
MORRISON, Angus Kennedy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-17 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/05/1998—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property03/10/199509/03/1998
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-18