FOUNDRY CREATIVE ALCHEMY LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.3k | £-50 |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £2.1k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £-1.3k | £-50 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-07➖BLAKEWAY, Edward John Lawrie resigneddirector
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs FOUNDRY CREATIVE ALCHEMY LTD
- 2019-11-12➕CHAMBERS, Thomas George appointeddirector
- 2019-11-12➕JONES, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2019-11-12➕BLAKEWAY, Edward John Lawrie appointeddirector
- 2019-11-12📄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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas George Chambers Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 12/11/2019 |
Mr Alexander Jones Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 12/11/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Edward John Lawrie Blakewayceased 07/04/2021· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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