FACILITATING CHANGE (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC252256 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £7,668
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,044 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.4k | £30.7k |
| Current assets | £41.2k | £61.9k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £29.7k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-26➖WHITEHEAD, Jennifer, Mrs. resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-23➕MCCUSKER, Victoria Jane appointeddirector
- 2005-11-18➕WHITEHEAD, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2003-07-07➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-07➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs FACILITATING CHANGE (UK) LIMITED
- 2003-07-03➕WHITEHEAD, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2003-07-03➕WHITEHEAD, Jennifer, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-03➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-03➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Jane Mccusker Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/09/2021 |
Mr Christopher Whitehead Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | — | — | board controlboard control | 03/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jennifer Whiteheadceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
10 Main Street
Doune
Perthshire
FK16 6BJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MCCUSKER, Victoria Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-09-23
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WHITEHEAD, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-03
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WHITEHEAD, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-11-18
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WHITEHEAD, Jennifer, Mrs.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-03 · resigned 2021-10-26
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-03 · resigned 2003-07-07
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-03 · resigned 2003-07-07
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Recent filings (80 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-05