ALCHEMY INSIGHT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04732732 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-13
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£942
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £942

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£942
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£8.2k
Current assets£27.2k
Net assets£942

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-11-18
    ➖
    CORNERSTONES SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2020-11-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-11-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2019-11-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2009-05-07
    ➕
    CORNERSTONES SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-05-07
    ➖
    JMB SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-09-16
    ➖
    SANDERS, Mary Catherine Anne resigned
    director
  22. 2003-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY INSIGHT LIMITED
  23. 2003-04-13
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, Natalie Joanne appointed
    director
  24. 2003-04-13
    ➕
    JMB SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2003-04-13
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-04-13
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-04-13
    ➕
    SANDERS, Mary Catherine Anne appointed
    director
  28. 2003-04-13
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-04-13
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Mclellan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Natalie Joanne Mclellan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1st Floor Isabella House
12 Union Court
Richmond Upon Thames
London
TW9 1AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCLELLAN, Natalie Joanne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORNERSTONES SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-07 · resigned 2020-11-18
Resigned
JMB SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-13 · resigned 2009-05-07
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-13 · resigned 2003-04-13
Resigned
SANDERS, Mary Catherine Anne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-13 · resigned 2004-09-16
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-13 · resigned 2003-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-17