ALKEMYGOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04258920 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 12.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

129 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	47	5000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
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officers · CH01
2025-10-08
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officers · CH01
2025-10-08
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officers · CH01
2025-07-01
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officers · TM01
2025-06-24
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PEGG, Stephen Michael resigned
director
2025-06-18
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officers · TM01
2025-06-13
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BUSHNELL, Richard Joseph resigned
director
2025-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
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address · AD01
2023-11-10
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address · AD01
2023-10-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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capital · SH02
2022-10-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-17
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capital · SH08
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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officers · AP01
2021-08-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-12
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TENNENT, Daniel Alfred appointed
director
2021-07-02
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DAWSON, Colin resigned
director
2021-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-20
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BUSHNELL, Richard Joseph appointed
director
2018-09-17
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LINNELL, David Philip resigned
director
2017-04-28
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BARNARD, Simon John appointed
director
2017-04-28
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PEGG, Stephen Michael appointed
director
2016-05-05
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HEELEY, Neil Thomas resigned
director
2015-11-05
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AHERN, Mary Joan resigned
secretary
2015-07-15
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HEELEY, Neil Thomas appointed
director
2014-08-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-02-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-12-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-08-20
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LINNELL, David Philip appointed
director
2013-07-16
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DAWSON, Colin appointed
director
2013-06-08
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CONWAY, Simon Joseph resigned
director
2012-11-26
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CONWAY, John Kevin resigned
director
2007-01-16
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CONWAY, Winifred Mary resigned
secretary
2007-01-16
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CONWAY, Winifred Mary resigned
director
2007-01-15
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AHERN, Mary Joan appointed
director
2007-01-15
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AHERN, Toby Michael appointed
director
2007-01-15
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AHERN, Mary Joan appointed
secretary
2007-01-15
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CONWAY, Simon Joseph appointed
director
2003-06-30
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CONWAY, Winifred Mary appointed
director
2001-07-25
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Company incorporated
As ALKEMYGOLD LIMITED
2001-07-25
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CONWAY, Winifred Mary appointed
secretary
2001-07-25
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SCOTT, Stephen John appointed
nominee-secretary
2001-07-25
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SCOTT, Stephen John resigned
nominee-secretary
2001-07-25
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CONWAY, John Kevin appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BUSHNELL, Richard Joseph resigned 2025-06-13; PEGG, Stephen Michael resigned 2025-06-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Winifred Mary Conway Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mary Joan Ahernceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
Mr David Philip Linnellceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
Toby Michael Ahernceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
Mr Colin Dawsonceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-07-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Media Centre

7 Northumberland Street

Huddersfield

HD1 1RL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-08

Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

AHERN, Mary Joan→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-01-15

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Active

AHERN, Toby Michael→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-01-15

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Active

BARNARD, Simon John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2017-04-28

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Active

TENNENT, Daniel Alfred→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-08-12

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Active

AHERN, Mary Joan→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2015-11-05

Resigned

CONWAY, Winifred Mary→

secretary · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2007-01-16

Resigned

SCOTT, Stephen John→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2001-07-25

Resigned

BUSHNELL, Richard Joseph→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-08-20 · resigned 2025-06-13

Resigned

CONWAY, John Kevin→

director · ~80y · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2012-11-26

Resigned

CONWAY, Simon Joseph→

director · ~47y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2013-06-08

Resigned

CONWAY, Winifred Mary→

director · ~80y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2007-01-16

Resigned

DAWSON, Colin→

director · ~80y · appointed 2013-07-16 · resigned 2021-07-02

Resigned

HEELEY, Neil Thomas→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-07-15 · resigned 2016-05-05

Resigned

LINNELL, David Philip→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-08-20 · resigned 2018-09-17

Resigned

PEGG, Stephen Michael→

director · ~69y · appointed 2017-04-28 · resigned 2025-06-24

Resigned

SCOTT, Jacqueline→

nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2001-07-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/08/2014	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/02/2014	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	19/12/2013	—

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Recent filings (129 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-11-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-10-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-13