CHANGE HR LTD

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SC668982 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-28
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£53.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (77/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £53,233

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£104k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£21k£42k£63k£84k£104kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£53.2k£43.7k
Current assets£104.4k£71.9k
Net assets£53.2k£43.7k

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-19
    HARPER, Stephanie resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-19
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-08-19
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-08-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2024-08-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2024-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-10-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-11-03
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2021-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2021-08-17
    HARPER, Graham John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-08-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2020-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CHANGE HR LTD
  23. 2020-07-28
    HARPER, Stephanie Claire appointed
    director
  24. 2020-07-28
    HARPER, Stephanie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2020-07-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Stephanie Claire Harper
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

2 Stewart Street
Milngavie
Glasgow
G62 6BW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HARPER, Graham John
secretary · appointed 2021-08-17
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Active
HARPER, Stephanie Claire
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-07-28
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Active
HARPER, Stephanie
secretary · appointed 2020-07-28 · resigned 2024-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-17