ALCHEMY CREATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06638443 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees9900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-29
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2024-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-10-01
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-09-29
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    capital · SH08
  10. 2024-09-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2024-09-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-08-26
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-08-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-07-10
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    MILLARD, Paul Adam appointed
    director
  20. 2008-07-10
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    REED, Scott Alec appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY CREATIONS LIMITED
  22. 2008-07-04
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    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-07-04
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    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-07-04
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    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-07-04
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Adam Millard
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/07/2016
Mr Scott Alec Reed
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Registered office

5 Furmston Court
Letchworth Garden City
Herts
SG6 1UJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MILLARD, Paul Adam→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REED, Scott Alec→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04
Resigned
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29