ALCHEMY COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13540669 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 74902Quantity surveying activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEMY COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2021-07-30➕CARDOZO, Kylie appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30➕CARDOZO, Matthew Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Anthony Cardozo Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/05/2024 |
Mrs Kylie Cardozo Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUTO LTD→ 07095088 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AJ SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED→ 09166217 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| AJS GLOBAL CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15477546 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AKEWOOD CONSULTING LTD→ 15262153 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALAN BROWN TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 03525010 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ALAN WALKER (CONSULTANCY & TRAINING) LIMITED→ 09512589 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ALBRIGHT IP LIMITED→ 09194575 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ALBURY LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16515306 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALFIESMITH LTD→ 12518427 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALH PROJECT & CHANGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ 15658329 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
24a Tuffley Avenue
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 5LT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CARDOZO, Kylie→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARDOZO, Matthew Anthony→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28