ALKEMI M.F. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02736185 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-18
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2025-04-09
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accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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officers · AP01
2025-02-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-02-03
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
2025-01-23
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NEVETT, Rosalind Margaret appointed
director
2024-05-07
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accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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TRUEMAN, Joseph appointed
director
2022-05-24
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accounts · AA
2021-05-13
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-04
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accounts · AA
2019-05-07
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accounts · AA
2019-01-25
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address · AD01
2018-05-03
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2017-06-05
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2011-05-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-05-01
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SCHWARZ, Clair Lindsay appointed
director
2011-03-31
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2009-02-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2006-10-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2006-09-01
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NEVETT, Simon Christopher appointed
director
2006-08-01
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SCHWARZ, Stephen Anthony appointed
secretary
2006-08-01
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SCHWARZ, Clair Lindsay resigned
secretary
2005-07-31
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GILMORE, Bryn resigned
secretary
2005-07-31
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SCHWARZ, Clair Lindsay appointed
secretary
2005-06-03
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BUCKLEY, Michael George resigned
director
1998-07-30
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GILMORE, Bryn appointed
secretary
1998-07-30
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BUCKLEY, Michael George appointed
director
1998-07-29
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CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1992-07-31
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Company incorporated
As ALKEMI M.F. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
1992-07-31
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SCHWARZ, Stephen Anthony appointed
director
1992-07-31
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CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Schwarz Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Schwarz Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALKEMI M.F. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

This company · 02736185

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Schwarz Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Stephen Anthony Schwarzceased 29/04/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated1992-07-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

5th Floor One City Place

Queens Road

Chester

CH1 3BQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31