ALCHEM PROCESS LTD
💤Zombieactive
06833007 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-02
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£369.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £368,983
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£106k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£369k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£439k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £377.6k | £355.3k |
| Current assets | £438.7k | £470.2k |
| Cash | £106.5k | £91.7k |
| Debtors | £147.3k | £208.5k |
| Net assets | £369.0k | £317.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-08-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-07-27➕LEWIS, Nia Morris appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-02-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2009-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEM PROCESS LTD
- 2009-03-02➕LEWIS, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Lewis Individual · Welsh · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 4 Church Road Ind Estate
Gorslas
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA14 7NN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/06/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 26/02/2010 | 22/11/2019 |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-08-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08