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Company No. 06802133 · Incorporated 27 Jan 2009

Alchemyst Limited

Registered name: ALCHEMYST LIMITED

Alchemyst Limited made £782k revenue and a £114k loss in the year to 30 Jan 2025.

Alchemyst Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £782k in the year to 30 Jan 2025, with a loss of £114k and 11 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Raunds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Raunds, East Midlands
Age
17 yrs · since 2009
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£782k
Growth ▲12.6%
Profit
−£114k
Growth ▼802.5%
Profit margin
−14.5%
Gross 43.8%
Employees
11
Change ▲10%
Profit / employee
−£10.3k
Revenue/employee £71.1k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202430 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£208k£375k£694k£782k
Cost of sales£122k£145k£379k£439k
Gross profit£86.3k£231k£315k£343k
Operating profit−£65.9k£14.7k£22.5k−£104k
Profit before tax−£65.9k£14.7k£16.2k−£114k
Profit after tax−£65.9k£14.7k£16.2k−£114k
Profit (best available)−£65.9k£14.7k£16.2k−£114k
Employees (average)—31011
Ratios
Profit margin−31.6%3.9%2.3%−14.5%
Gross margin41.4%61.4%45.4%43.8%
Revenue per employee—£125k£69.4k£71.1k
Profit per employee—£4.9k£1.6k−£10.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲80.1%▲85%▲12.6%
Profit growth——▲10.1%▼802.5%
Headcount growth——▲233.3%▲10%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£12k———
Net assets−£88.5k−£73.8k−£57.7k−£171k
Fixed assets£10.6k£9.4k£8.2k£6.5k
Current assets£54.4k£156k£204k£208k
Debtors£27.3k£35.4k£69.9k£64.4k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−14.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
43.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£71.1k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£10.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now −£171k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲10%
Now 11
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼21%
Now £6.5k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jan 2025 (profit −£114k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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