ALCHEMOLOGY LTD
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-36.2k |
| Current assets | £5.7k |
| Cash | £5.7k |
| Net assets | £-36.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-10➖BROWN, Abbie Megan resigneddirector
- 2025-02-10➖JACKSON, Danielle Louise resigneddirector
- 2024-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCHEMOLOGY LTD
- 2024-08-05➕MORAN, Barbara Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕MORAN, John Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕BROWN, Abbie Megan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕JACKSON, Danielle Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-25: certificate-change-of-name-company
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