HEMSWELL BIOGAS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
None on the register
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% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 17.6% | — | 2.3% | -24.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.3% | -14.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.8% | — | 1.7% | -44.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 144.82x | — | 10.92x | -138.59x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
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
-4.5%
£11,756,698 £11,227,114
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-56.4%
£720,604 £314,089
-
Net assets
-34.3%
£4,029,510 £2,648,766
-
Employees
-3.8%
26 25
-
Operating profit
-1,148.8%
£265,477 -£2,784,224
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-1,055.5%
£241,175 -£2,304,314
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-6.8%
£838,340 £781,117
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