ALCHEMMY CONSULTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08155893 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£865.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £865,782
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,583,930 YoY
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.3m
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£866k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£4.7m
↓ 17% 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 | £1.78M | £2.52M |
| Current assets | £4.70M | £5.68M |
| Cash | £1.35M | £1.99M |
| Debtors | £3.35M | £3.69M |
| Net assets | £865.8k | £2.45M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2012-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEMMY CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2012-07-25➕KYRIACOU, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2012-07-25➕PATEL, Dipak appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dipak Patel Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nicholas Kyriacou Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Building 18, Gateway 1000 Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KYRIACOU, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Dipak→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-14