DESFORD RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07157985 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£864.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 13.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £864,111
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,041 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£864k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £869.0k | £1.04M |
| Current assets | £111.6k | £154.0k |
| Net assets | £864.1k | £881.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24➖MARTIN, Daniel Robert resigneddirector
- 2020-01-24➖MARTIN, Jonathan William resigneddirector
- 2020-01-24➖MARTIN, Katie Michelle resigneddirector
- 2020-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-09-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-05-09➕MARTIN, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-05-09➕MARTIN, Jonathan William appointeddirector
- 2012-05-09➕MARTIN, Katie Michelle appointeddirector
- 2010-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs DESFORD RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED
- 2010-02-15➕HILYER, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2010-02-15➕HILYER, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2010-02-15➕DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2010-02-15➖DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Hilyer Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul David Hilyer Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
3 Weekley Wood Close
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 1UQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HILYER, Elizabeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILYER, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIS, Andrew Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2010-02-15
MARTIN, Daniel Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2020-01-24
MARTIN, Jonathan William→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2020-01-24
MARTIN, Katie Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2020-01-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 19/10/2012 | 15/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/09/2012 | 15/07/2025 |
Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27