DRYHOLME BIOGAS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07094601 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-01-01
    ➖
    FLACK, Thomas Adam resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-10-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2020-10-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-08-26
    ➕
    RIGBY, Linda appointed
    director
  17. 2020-08-26
    ➖
    RIGBY, William Simon resigned
    director
  18. 2020-04-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2020-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2019-01-01
    ➖
    DARCH, Michael Jonathan resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-13
    ➕
    FLACK, Thomas Adam appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    RADKE, Hardy resigned
    director
  25. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    DARCH, Michael Jonathan appointed
    director
  26. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    RADKE, Hardy appointed
    director
  27. 2011-12-15
    ➖
    RIGBY, Linda resigned
    director
  28. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    RIGBY, William Simon appointed
    director
  29. 2009-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRYHOLME BIOGAS LIMITED
  30. 2009-12-03
    ➕
    RIGBY, Linda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Rigby
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/12/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • R-Group Of Companies Limitedceased 04/12/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr William Simon Rigbyceased 01/08/2020· board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

4 Croft Court
Whitehills Business Park
Blackpool
FY4 5PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

RIGBY, Linda→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARCH, Michael Jonathan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
FLACK, Thomas Adam→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-01-13 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
RADKE, Hardy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
RIGBY, Linda→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2011-12-15
Resigned
RIGBY, William Simon→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2020-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29