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HEMSWELL BIOGAS LIMITED
Cash
£314K
-56.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-34.3% vs 2023
Employees
25
-3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-1,055.5% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 08935699
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2014-03-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 35110
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Energy & Climate median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,603,205 | — | £11,756,698 | £11,227,114 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,045,803 | — | £265,477 | -£2,784,224 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,071,676 | — | £241,175 | -£2,304,314 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£148,813 | -£1,612,674 | |
| Cash | £267,727 | £230,959 | £1,129,090 | £575,351 | — | £720,604 | £314,089 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,168,926 | £2,965,466 | £16,545,862 | £16,009,414 | — | £15,729,331 | £6,243,426 | |
| Net assets | £1,364,313 | £2,006,749 | £2,603,126 | £4,178,323 | — | £4,029,510 | £2,648,766 | |
| Equity | £1,364,313 | £2,006,749 | £2,603,126 | £4,178,323 | £4,178,323 | £4,029,510 | £2,648,766 | |
| Average employees | 17 | 14 | 14 | 21 | — | 26 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £697,702 | — | £838,340 | £781,117 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ryecroft Glenton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the Company's current position and cash flow projections for the next twelve months and beyond, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and to be profitable. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company discontinued oil extraction from its AD process following an impairment of £2.4m on oil separation assets due to operational inefficiency.”
- “During 2025, the Company committed to essential works, including a significant de-grit of the plant's digester, to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADDAN, Ralph Buchanan | Director | 2024-09-06 | Dec 1964 | British |
| STOYELL, Christer Eric | Director | 2024-11-12 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUGUID, Adam Matthew | Secretary | 2022-03-28 | 2024-09-03 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-12-13 | 2023-01-17 |
| BOLLAND, Marc | Director | 2024-09-06 | 2024-11-12 |
| BOND, Harry Piers Shaw | Director | 2014-03-12 | 2015-12-21 |
| HUNTER, Neil Francis | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2024-09-06 |
| KUESSNER, Bernd Michael | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-09-06 |
| SUTTER SCHREIBER, Kuno Paul | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2018-07-13 |
| VIERGUTZ, Marina Nitsa | Director | 2024-09-06 | 2024-11-12 |
| VON OPEL, Emily Louise | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-10-21 |
| VON OPEL, Georg | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gvo B-1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-23 | Active |
| Mrs Emily Von Opel | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-01-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | second filing of director appointment with name |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-09-03 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
-2.35
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.194 × 6.56 = -1.27
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.195 × 6.72 = -1.31
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.228 × 1.05 = +0.24
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory