CHANGE ENERGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC378378 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14➕LAURENSON, Rebekah Elisabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-10-01➕LAURENSON, Rebekah appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-15➖MACKINNONS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CHANGE ENERGY LIMITED
- 2010-05-11➕LAURENSON, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2010-05-11➕MACKINNONS appointedcorporate-secretary
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew John Laurenson Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
29 Grandholm Grove
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8AX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LAURENSON, Rebekah→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAURENSON, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAURENSON, Rebekah Elisabeth→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-08-14
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MACKINNONS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-11 · resigned 2011-09-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/01/2018 | 28/07/2023 |
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30