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Al-Karim Kachra

Co-CEO, Country Court

Al-Karim Kachra is Co-CEO of Country Court, the family-owned Peterborough care home group, and a qualified accountant who joined the business in 2008.

BIOGRAPHY

Al-Karim Kachra is Co-CEO of Country Court, the family-owned care home group based in Peterborough. He shares the chief executive role with his brother Alykhan (Aly) Kachra, and their father Abdul Kachra is chairman. Country Court was founded in 1983 with a single home, Beech Lodge at Holbeach in Lincolnshire. Caring Times reported 47 homes in October 2024. According to the Kachra family's holding company site, Al-Karim manages the day-to-day running of the business, with a focus on finance, HR, IT and projects.

He is a qualified accountant. His LinkedIn profile lists a trainee accountant post at Moore Stephens, a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and a postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship from the University of Cambridge. He joined Country Court as Head of Finance in 2008, became Chief Financial Officer in 2010 and held that post until January 2020, when he and his brother became Co-CEOs. Companies House shows him as a director of Country Court Care Homes Limited since January 2009 and of Country Court Care Group Limited since October 2015.

The Kibo Holdings biography says he identifies, appraises and leads the group's acquisitions and the funding strategy behind them. In July 2018, as CFO, he commented on a £51 million funding package from Cheyne Capital. In August 2023 he spoke about an £8.3 million loan from Cynergy Bank to build a 63-bed home in Halesowen, which Care Home Professional described as the group's 37th development. In October 2024, as chief executive, he said the sale of three homes for around £50 million would raise capital to open more homes. Hermitage House was sold on a 35-year leaseback, and the buyers of the Chippenham and Lincoln developments kept Country Court on as operator. In January 2026 he attended the opening of Castle Lodge in Mere, Wiltshire.

Outside the care group he is Co-CEO of Blank Table, which his LinkedIn posts show opening Wendy's restaurants in England. Companies House lists him as a director of Blank Table Limited from July 2021. His LinkedIn profile records finalist places in the FD Excellence Awards (FD of the Future) and the Business Finance Awards (New Accountant of the Year).

About Country Court. Country Court is a family-owned care home group founded in 1983 at Beech Lodge, Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Caring Times reported 47 homes in October 2024, and the Kibo Holdings site says it employs over 3,000 people. See its rank and history

CAREER

  1. JAN 2020 – NOW

    Co-CEO · Country Court NOW

  2. JAN 2022 – NOW

    Co-CEO · Blank Table NOW

  3. JUN 2018 – NOW

    Director · Kibo Holdings Limited NOW

  4. OCT 2015 – NOW

  5. APR 2010 – JAN 2020

    Chief Financial Officer · Country Court

  6. JAN 2009 – NOW

  7. APR 2008 – APR 2010

    Head of Finance · Country Court

  8. MAY 2005 – APR 2008

    Trainee Accountant · Moore Stephens

ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS AND APPEARANCES

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1 article in the twelve months to 6 October 2026 (1 local).