ALCHEMY INTERACTIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03645138 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18203
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-11-17📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2021-10-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-10-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-19➖FUNG, Steven resigneddirector
- 2021-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2006-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-07-04➕WAXMAN, Michael George appointeddirector
- 1998-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEMY INTERACTIVE LIMITED
- 1998-10-06➕WALL, Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-06➕WALL, Suzanne appointeddirector
- 1998-10-06➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-06➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-06➕FUNG, Steven appointeddirector
- 1998-10-06➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-10-06➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Suzanne Wall Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/10/2016 |
Mr. Steven Fung Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18203 — SIC 18203
Registered office
5 Campbell Drive
Beaconsfield
HP9 1TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
WALL, Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 1998-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAXMAN, Michael George→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-06
FUNG, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2021-05-19
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/01/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-11-22
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-11-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-10-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-30