DJ ALCHEMI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03824672 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-13
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 02300SIC 02300
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-14
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-13
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-08-13
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    VICKERY, Lucy Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  16. 2013-08-13
    ➖
    STRICKLAND, Timothy John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    STRICKLAND, Timothy John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-03-13
    ➖
    OSGUTHORPE, Gillian Claire resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-03-13
    ➖
    GROVE, Jonathan Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2000-03-13
    ➖
    OSGUTHORPE, Gillian Claire resigned
    director
  21. 1999-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As DJ ALCHEMI LIMITED
  22. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    JENNINGS, David Raymond appointed
    director
  23. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    OSGUTHORPE, Gillian Claire appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-08-13
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    GROVE, Jonathan Michael appointed
    director
  27. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    OSGUTHORPE, Gillian Claire appointed
    director
  28. 1999-08-13
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-08-13
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Raymond Jennings
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1999-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

8 Matham Grove
London
SE22 8PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

VICKERY, Lucy Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, David Raymond→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSGUTHORPE, Gillian Claire→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 2000-03-13
Resigned
STRICKLAND, Timothy John→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2013-08-13
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 1999-08-13
Resigned
GROVE, Jonathan Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 2000-03-13
Resigned
OSGUTHORPE, Gillian Claire→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 2000-03-13
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-13 · resigned 1999-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-08-13