ALCES MALCHIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03517757 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-26

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-07-03
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2025-12-19
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2024-12-18
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2023-12-18
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2022-12-19
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2021-12-17
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2021-02-11
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2019-09-23
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accounts · AA
2019-02-08
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address · AD01
2018-09-12
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accounts · AA
2017-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-29
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-14
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accounts · AA
2015-03-13
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annual-return · AR01
2011-10-03
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WRIGHT, Robert William resigned
director
2005-07-13
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WRIGHT, Robert William appointed
director
2005-07-13
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WRIGHT, Sarah resigned
director
2002-05-14
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WRIGHT, Sarah appointed
director
2002-05-13
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WRIGHT, John Neville resigned
director
1998-02-26
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Company incorporated
As ALCES MALCHIS LIMITED
1998-02-26
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WRIGHT, Neville John appointed
secretary
1998-02-26
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WRIGHT, Neville John appointed
director
1998-02-26
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-26
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-26
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WRIGHT, John Neville appointed
director
1998-02-26
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-02-26
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Neville John Wright Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-02-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

1 Church Mews

Churchill Way

Macclesfield

Cheshire

SK11 6AY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-12

Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WRIGHT, Neville John→

secretary · appointed 1998-02-26

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Active

WRIGHT, Neville John→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-02-26

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Active

BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-02-26

Resigned

WRIGHT, John Neville→

director · ~89y · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 2002-05-13

Resigned

WRIGHT, Robert William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2011-10-03

Resigned

WRIGHT, Sarah→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2005-07-13

Resigned

DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-02-26

Resigned

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