ALCHEMY COACH ACADEMY LTD

💤Zombieactive
06568745 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-01-10
    WELSH, Joan resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-19
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2008-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY COACH ACADEMY LTD
  19. 2008-04-17
    WIGMORE-WELSH, Jill appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-17
    WELSH, Joan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-17
    Incorporate Secretariat Limited appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-04-17
    Incorporate Secretariat Limited resigned
    corporate-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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

93/100
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 71 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jill Wigmore-Welsh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
sig. influencesignificant influence17/04/2017

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
Incorporated2008-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

218 Tilehurst Road
Reading
RG30 2NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WIGMORE-WELSH, Jill
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-04-17
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Active
WELSH, Joan
secretary · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2025-01-10
Resigned
Incorporate Secretariat Limited
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2008-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-21