ALCHEMY TRADING PARTNERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08011380 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-29
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
🔒Estimated value
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-09
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  3. 2024-04-02
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  4. 2024-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-28
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-08
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    MIZERKEVYCH, Ruslan appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY TRADING PARTNERS LTD
  18. 2012-03-29
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    ROWLEDGE, David Eric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Eric Rowledge
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2012-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

22 Friars Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MIZERKEVYCH, Ruslan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-08
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Active
ROWLEDGE, David Eric→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-29
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07