ALCHEMY AND ALIGNMENT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
11406829 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-11
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: zombie → wound-down
  • · Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
  • · Company status: active → dissolved
  • · Opportunity score: 76 → 59
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 5 recent signals weakening vs 1 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: zombiewound-down
  • ·Investment thesis: zombie_holdunclassified
  • Company status: activedissolved
  • Deal-killer verdict: workablehigh-friction
  • Opportunity score: 7659
  • +3 more
Last 90 days

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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-28
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-07-28
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-04-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2026-04-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-27
    PALMER, Mark Hugh Gordon resigned
    director
  7. 2026-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-01
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-07-16
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-07-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-07-01
    PALMER, Mark Hugh Gordon appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALCHEMY AND ALIGNMENT LIMITED
  19. 2018-06-11
    WALLAS, Andrew Stanley appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Stanley Wallas
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/06/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Village School
Hambleden
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

WALLAS, Andrew Stanley
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-06-11
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Active
PALMER, Mark Hugh Gordon
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2026-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-10