ALECHEMIST LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12564119 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-20
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 11030SIC 11030
- 11040SIC 11040
- 11050Manufacture of beer
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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.
Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,584
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.5k | £14.7k |
| Current assets | £21.3k | £18.7k |
| Net assets | £-7.6k | £-8.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALECHEMIST LIMITED
- 2020-04-20➕SPEIGHT, Charlotte Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-04-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Charlotte Anne Speight Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Charlotte Anne Speightceased 19/01/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Food & drink · S postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51KM LIMITED→ 15227599 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A.L.SIMPKIN & CO.LIMITED→ 00244390 · est 1929 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 96y | — | — |
| ALEBEACAKES LTD→ 16187965 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALKEME LTD→ 16575408 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLEN JACKSON BAKERY LIMITED→ 15063694 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARABIAN COFFEE LIMITED→ 16548158 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASA DELICIA LIMITED→ 16483933 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B. THORNTON & SONS LIMITED→ 06465512 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BAKED BY BETH LTD→ 14277545 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BAKED IN A BUN LIMITED→ 15307031 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BAKES BEYOND CAKES LTD→ 16367855 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BAKES TRADER LIMITED→ 12113775 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020
Registered office
The Boathouse
Canal Street
Sheffield
S4 7ZE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SPEIGHT, Charlotte Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-04-20
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Recent filings (18 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19