ALCHEMY COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED

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05695502 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,408,708
Cash YoY
+106%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£183k
↑ 106% YoY
Net Worth
£3.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£682k£1.4m£2.0m£2.7m£3.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.42M£3.40M
Current assets£1.16M£1.08M
Cash£183.3k£89.1k
Debtors£21.6k£27.0k
Net assets£3.41M£3.38M

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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  2. 2024-11-05
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  3. 2023-07-24
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  4. 2022-06-29
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  5. 2021-11-02
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  6. 2020-12-10
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  7. 2019-10-29
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  8. 2018-11-26
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  9. 2017-11-15
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  10. 2016-12-07
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  11. 2016-03-18
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  12. 2016-03-18
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  13. 2016-03-18
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  14. 2015-12-16
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  15. 2015-02-26
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  16. 2008-03-10
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    ALEXANDER, Brian Lindsay resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-08-18
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    CALLISTER, Alex Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2006-08-18
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    ALEXANDER, Brian Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-18
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    LARMOUR, Clare Marie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-08-18
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    LARMOUR, Michael James resigned
    director
  21. 2006-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED
  22. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    LARMOUR, Clare Marie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    LARMOUR, Michael James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Alexander Anthony Callister
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/02/2017

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
Incorporated2006-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

21 Watercress Close
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG2 9TN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CALLISTER, Alex Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Brian Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2008-03-10
Resigned
LARMOUR, Clare Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned
LARMOUR, Michael James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
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2025-11-10
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2025-02-06
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2024-11-05
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2024-02-02
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2023-07-24
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2023-02-13
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2022-06-29
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2022-02-10
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2021-11-02
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2021-04-01
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2020-12-10
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2020-02-11
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2019-10-29
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2019-02-01