A. CHARLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09084337 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-12
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81100SIC 81100
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees0100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A. CHARLES LIMITED
  18. 2014-06-12
    IRVING, Alexander Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Charles Irving
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
75100%
75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Unit 1, 6 Commercial Road
Corby
Northamptonshire
NN17 5XG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IRVING, Alexander Charles
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-06-12
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-23