LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-25 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£137K
+108.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£478K
+14.6% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£81K
-53.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED 2010-10-19 → present
- GWECO 484 LIMITED 2010-10-11 → 2010-10-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £267,822 | £177,811 | |
| Operating profit | £176,044 | £79,750 | |
| Profit before tax | £172,778 | £80,687 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £65,829 | £136,960 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £441,397 | £497,182 | |
| Net assets | £417,397 | £478,182 | |
| Equity | £417,397 | £478,182 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 65.7% | 44.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.9% | 16.0% | |
| Interest cover | 53.90x | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The redevelopment of the site as a source of renewable energy was commenced upon the incorporation of Linton Falls Hydroelectric Power Company Limited. Following approvals from English Heritage, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and licensing from the Environment Agency, work upon the restoration of the site commenced in April 2011. The site became fully operational in October 2011.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Martin Matthew | Director | 2010-11-15 | Mar 1971 | British |
| BENTLEY, Paul Rogerson | Director | 2010-11-15 | May 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Andrew Robert | Secretary | 2010-11-15 | 2021-10-04 |
| HOLDEN, John Layfield | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2010-11-15 |
| GWECO DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2010-10-11 | 2010-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Nicholas Bentley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-08 | Active |
| Mr Martin Matthew Bentley | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2017-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-33.6%
£267,822 £177,811
-
Cash
+108.1%
£65,829 £136,960
-
Net assets
+14.6%
£417,397 £478,182
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-54.7%
£176,044 £79,750
-
Profit before tax
-53.3%
£172,778 £80,687
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