ALCHEMY PICTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04867980 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-15
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 Sept 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 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
65 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£1£1£1Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£1
Current assets—£1
Net assets—£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-01-01
    ➖
    PUGH, Ashley George resigned
    secretary
  17. 2004-05-11
    ➖
    GRIFFIN, Audrey Freda resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-05-11
    ➕
    PUGH, Ashley George appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY PICTURES LIMITED
  20. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Philip George appointed
    director
  21. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Audrey Freda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2003-08-15
    ➖
    WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2003-08-15
    ➖
    WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 62 — 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 62. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip George Griffin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Lindsay House
43 Westgate
Louth
LN11 9YE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GRIFFIN, Philip George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFIN, Audrey Freda→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned
PUGH, Ashley George→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned
WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-30