ALCHEMY METALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-34.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-7.9% vs 2024
Employees
114
+3.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-33% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ALCHEMY METALS LIMITED 2006-04-26 → present
- ALCHEMY METALS GROUP LIMITED 1994-03-31 → 2006-04-26
- DOLSAT LIMITED 1993-10-28 → 1994-03-31
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-01 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,750,704 | — | £14,795,881 | £20,286,838 | — | £22,278,880 | — | £22,506,039 | £21,548,780 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,240,146 | — | £3,095,094 | £3,235,656 | — | £3,867,723 | — | £2,505,389 | £1,755,590 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,152,668 | — | £3,013,968 | £3,184,567 | — | £3,834,099 | — | £2,511,256 | £1,682,948 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,046,478 | — | £2,507,659 | £2,589,662 | — | £3,066,480 | — | £1,991,192 | £1,244,155 | |
| Cash | — | £2,904,105 | — | £4,494,927 | £5,913,570 | — | £6,814,163 | — | £3,202,889 | £2,090,782 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,263,840 | — | £8,034,520 | £7,299,767 | — | £10,194,465 | — | £11,481,718 | £11,294,980 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,925,755 | — | £6,159,140 | £5,763,220 | — | £8,510,700 | — | £8,901,892 | £8,196,047 | |
| Equity | £3,164,942 | £3,925,755 | £3,925,755 | £6,159,140 | £5,763,220 | £5,763,220 | £8,510,700 | £8,510,700 | £8,901,892 | £8,196,047 | |
| Average employees | — | 86 | — | 74 | 90 | — | 101 | — | 110 | 114 | |
| Wages | — | £2,628,231 | — | £2,598,755 | £3,367,203 | — | £4,315,382 | — | £4,741,701 | £4,925,285 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-01 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 12.7% | — | 20.9% | 15.9% | — | 17.4% | — | 11.1% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.7% | — | 16.9% | 12.8% | — | 13.8% | — | 8.8% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 19.8% | — | 38.5% | 44.3% | — | 37.9% | — | 21.8% | 15.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.76x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | 14.18x | — | 38.15x | 46.18x | — | 34.21x | — | 19.51x | 10.30x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Substantial capital investment has been undertaken to enhance the Company's operational infrastructure. This has encompassed the demolition of existing structures, the installation of extensive new concrete hardstanding, and the commissioning of a third 50-tonne weighbridge.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASTA, Matt | Director | 2023-06-30 | Oct 1975 | British |
| GREASBY, Karen Susan | Director | 2010-07-28 | Mar 1969 | British |
| NEWMAN, Philip William | Director | 1994-03-17 | Oct 1947 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROMHALL, Lisa Anne | Secretary | 1993-10-28 | 1994-03-17 |
| NEWMAN, Susan Freda | Secretary | 1994-03-17 | 2018-12-31 |
| ANNESLEY, Richard Bruce | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1996-10-31 |
| ARTHUR, Roy Neil | Director | 1993-10-28 | 1994-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy Metals Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-09 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-12-09 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
-
Turnover
-4.3%
£22,506,039 £21,548,780
-
Cash
-34.7%
£3,202,889 £2,090,782
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-7.9%
£8,901,892 £8,196,047
-
Employees
+3.6%
110 114
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-29.9%
£2,505,389 £1,755,590
-
Profit before tax
-33%
£2,511,256 £1,682,948
-
Wages
+3.9%
£4,741,701 £4,925,285
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers