CHARLTON EXECUTIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC712221 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
    O'HARE, Michael resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-11-01
    LEWIS, Edmund appointed
    director
  11. 2021-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHARLTON EXECUTIVE LTD
  12. 2021-10-14
    O'HARE, Michael appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael O'Hare
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/10/2021
Mr Edmund Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/06/2025

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
Incorporated2021-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Unit 11 70 Strathclyde Street
Glasgow
G40 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEWIS, Edmund
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-11-01
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Active
O'HARE, Michael
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-10-14 · resigned 2026-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-14