WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD
📉Decliningactive
06887312 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 35210SIC 35210
- 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.8y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £412,771
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-412.8k | £4.60M |
| Average employees | 2000 | 2000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-10➕MCQUAID, James appointeddirector
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-19➕SHARWOOD, Christopher Neil appointeddirector
- 2025-12-19➖GILL, Paul Ellis resigneddirector
- 2025-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23➖CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-12➕MCKEE, David Joseph, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-05-09➖SHARPE, Anthony Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23➖RAANAN, Itai resigneddirector
- 2025-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-01➕HARRISON, Jake appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➖FISHWICK, Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-23📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26➕CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➕SHARPE, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-07-07➖GISSIN, Erez resigneddirector
- 2021-07-07➕RAANAN, Itai appointeddirector
- 2021-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-06-09➖COOPER, Ross Ashley resigneddirector
- 2020-06-09➕GILL, Paul Ellis appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24➕FISHWICK, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11➖BAINBRIDGE, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-11➖BAINBRIDGE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2019-12-11➕COOPER, Ross Ashley appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11➕GISSIN, Erez appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11➖WARREN, Adam resigneddirector
- 2019-12-11➖WARREN, Antony Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-04-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-04-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2016-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan resigned 2025-09-23; GILL, Paul Ellis resigned 2025-12-19
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Emerald Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Emerald Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD
This company · 06887312
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emerald Holdco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/10/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Webl Holdings Limitedceased 25/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Warrens Group Limitedceased 31/03/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
The Corn Store
Hyde Hall Farm
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0RU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)
HARRISON, Jake→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKEE, David Joseph, Dr→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-12
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MCQUAID, James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-02-10
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SHARWOOD, Christopher Neil→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-12-19
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BAINBRIDGE, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2019-12-11
BAINBRIDGE, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2019-12-11
COOPER, Ross Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2020-06-09
CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2025-09-23
FISHWICK, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-24 · resigned 2025-01-31
GILL, Paul Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2025-12-19
GISSIN, Erez→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2021-07-07
RAANAN, Itai→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-07 · resigned 2025-04-23
SHARPE, Anthony Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-05-09
WARREN, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2019-12-11
WARREN, Antony Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2019-12-11
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2019 | 08/02/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2019 | 08/02/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/07/2016 | 03/05/2019 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 31/07/2012 | 27/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Accelerating Growth Fund Accelerating Growth Fund Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 31/07/2012 | 09/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | Accelerating Growth Fund Accelerating Growth Fund Limited | Legal charge and assignment | 2 properties | 31/07/2012 | 09/08/2016 |
Recent filings (115 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21