ALCHAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06274575 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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accounts · AA
2026-03-13
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officers · TM01
2026-03-01
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GOODHARDT, Michele Jane, Dr. resigned
director
2025-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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officers · CH04
2023-11-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-20
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address · AD01
2023-03-24
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accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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accounts · AAMD
2021-06-20
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accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-05
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accounts · AA
2019-04-04
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accounts · AA
2018-04-05
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accounts · AA
2010-09-20
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GOODHARDT, Michele Jane, Dr. appointed
director
2007-07-24
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HEATH, Dalila Haigouhi, Mrs. resigned
director
2007-06-11
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Company incorporated
As ALCHAR LIMITED
2007-06-11
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C & P COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-06-11
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GOODHARDT, John appointed
director
2007-06-11
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HEATH, Dalila Haigouhi, Mrs. appointed
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander George Goodhardt Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Miss Charlotte Rachel Goodhardt Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-06-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Rpgcc

40 Gracechurch Street

London

EC3V 0BT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

C & P COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-11

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Active

GOODHARDT, John→

director · ~75y · appointed 2007-06-11

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Active

GOODHARDT, Michele Jane, Dr.→

director · ~72y · appointed 2010-09-20 · resigned 2026-03-01

Resigned

HEATH, Dalila Haigouhi, Mrs.→

director · ~67y · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2007-07-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-04-02

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-13

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officers · TM01

2026-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-03

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-11

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2024-04-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-20

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-05