SPAC Discloses Going Concern, Material Weakness Amidst $540M Cartiga Merger

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This annual report provides critical financial context for Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1, revealing a going concern warning from its auditor and a material weakness in internal financial controls. These significant risks emerge as the company progresses with its previously announced $540 million business combination with Cartiga. The going concern highlights the company's limited cash outside the trust account and a substantial working capital deficit, raising doubts about its ability to continue operations without successfully closing the merger by the September 9, 2026 deadline. The identified material weakness in vendor expense accruals further underscores challenges in financial reporting. While the business combination is a necessary step for the SPAC to fulfill its mandate, the accompanying financial and operational risks, coupled with significant prior share redemptions and increasing reliance on sponsor loans, present a highly uncertain outlook for investors.

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• Going Concern Warning Issued

  The auditor expressed substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern due to insufficient cash ($55,020 outside trust) and a working capital deficit of $3,434,050 as of December 31, 2025. The company must complete a business combination by September 9, 2026, or liquidate.

• Material Weakness in Financial Controls Identified

  A material weakness was identified in internal control over financial reporting related to the design and operation of controls over the identification, estimation, accrual, and review of vendor expenses and other accrued liabilities, resulting in an underaccrual of vendor fees for the year ended December 31, 2025.

• Definitive Business Combination Details Confirmed

  The company provided comprehensive terms for its previously announced $540 million business combination with Cartiga, LLC, including the planned domestication to Delaware and an Up-C organizational structure for the combined entity, Cartiga Holdings, Inc.

• Increased Related Party Loans

  Promissory notes from the sponsor totaled $1,710,000 as of December 31, 2025, up from $530,000 in 2024, with additional loans of $40,000 in January 2026 and $250,000 in February 2026, indicating significant reliance on sponsor financing.

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This annual report provides critical financial context for Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1, revealing a going concern warning from its auditor and a material weakness in internal financial controls. These significant risks emerge as the company progresses with its previously announced $540 million business combination with Cartiga. The going concern highlights the company's limited cash outside the trust account and a substantial working capital deficit, raising doubts about its ability to continue operations without successfully closing the merger by the September 9, 2026 deadline. The identified material weakness in vendor expense accruals further underscores challenges in financial reporting. While the business combination is a necessary step for the SPAC to fulfill its mandate, the accompanying financial and operational risks, coupled with significant prior share redemptions and increasing reliance on sponsor loans, present a highly uncertain outlook for investors.