ALCHEMY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01526366 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-04
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 2025
Net worth
£5.99M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 83). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 42.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,992,919
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6.0m
↑ 411% YoY
Current Assets
£6.8m
↑ 1038% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.99M | £1.17M |
| Current assets | £6.76M | £593.9k |
| Net assets | £5.99M | £1.17M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-15➕STILGOE, Richard Henry, Sir appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-15➖STILGOE, Annabel Margaret, Lady resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-15➖STILGOE, Annabel Margaret, Lady resigneddirector
- 2024-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1985-04-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1983-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1980-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEMY LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Lady Annabel Margaret Stilgoeceased 15/01/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Trevereux Manor,
Limpsfield Chart,
Oxted,
Surrey.
RH8 0TL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
STILGOE, Richard Henry, Sir→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-01-15
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STILGOE, Richard Henry Simpson, Sir→
Activedirector · ~83y
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STILGOE, Annabel Margaret, Lady→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2025-01-15
STILGOE, Annabel Margaret, Lady→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2025-01-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 25/04/1985 | 29/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/09/1983 | 29/09/2017 |
Recent filings (97 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28