ALQEMI LTD

💤Zombieactive
06490957 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-01
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: high (80/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
41 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,450
Very low cash
Cash position: £31
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£27k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£27k-£19k-£10k-£2k£7k£16kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£-27.4k£-27.0k
Current assets£15.6k£15.6k
Cash£31£31
Debtors£15.6k£15.6k
Net assets£-27.4k£-27.0k

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

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-11-18
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  3. 2023-10-18
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  4. 2022-11-18
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  5. 2021-11-25
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  6. 2021-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-04
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  8. 2018-11-29
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  9. 2017-11-30
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  10. 2016-11-30
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  11. 2016-03-17
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  12. 2016-03-02
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  13. 2015-11-27
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  14. 2015-03-30
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  15. 2015-02-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-01-31
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    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2008-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALQEMI LTD
  18. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Richard Robinson appointed
    director
  19. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Richard Robinson Austin
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
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
Incorporated2008-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Hodys Place, Manor Road
Wickhamford
Evesham
Worcs
WR11 7SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AUSTIN, Richard Robinson→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-02-01
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Active
EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-11