ALCHEMY MEDICARE LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEMY MEDICARE LIMITED
- 2014-09-30➕BUTCHER, Andrew Neil appointeddirector
- 2014-09-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Neil Butcher Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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