KANADEVIA INOVA BIOGAS HOWLA HAY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08260265 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 10.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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
Metric2025-03-31

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-04-22
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-04-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-18
    ➕
    MASLEN, David John appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-18
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    MACKENZIE, Graham Andrew resigned
    director
  9. 2025-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2020-06-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2020-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2020-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2019-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-02-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
  24. 2018-05-08
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    BENSON, Jemma Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2018-03-13
    ➕
    MILLS, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2018-03-13
    ➖
    EADES, David William resigned
    director
  27. 2017-05-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
  28. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    BENSON, Jemma Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2017-03-06
    ➖
    EDDINGTON, Keith resigned
    director
  30. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Graham Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2016-12-08
    ➖
    FLINT, Matthew John resigned
    director
  32. 2016-11-16
    ➖
    SWALLOW, David Addison resigned
    director
  33. 2016-04-13
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Peter Michael resigned
    director
  34. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    EDDINGTON, Keith appointed
    director
  35. 2015-11-18
    ➖
    FARNDALE, Michael resigned
    director
  36. 2015-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
  37. 2015-08-01
    ➖
    DUNN, Michael Brian resigned
    director
  38. 2015-08-01
    ➕
    EADES, David William appointed
    director
  39. 2013-03-28
    ➕
    DUNN, Michael Brian appointed
    director
  40. 2013-03-28
    ➕
    FARNDALE, Michael appointed
    director
  41. 2012-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As KANADEVIA INOVA BIOGAS HOWLA HAY LTD
  42. 2012-10-19
    ➕
    FLINT, Matthew John appointed
    director
  43. 2012-10-19
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  44. 2012-10-19
    ➕
    SWALLOW, David Addison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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KANADEVIA INOVA BIOGAS HOWLA HAY LTD
This company · 08260265

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/12/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Iona Capital Limitedceased 23/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Jfs & Associates Limitedceased 09/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Marlborough House Westminster Place
Nether Poppleton
York
YO26 6RW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

MASLEN, David John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLS, Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENSON, Jemma Elizabeth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2018-05-08
Resigned
DUNN, Michael Brian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-03-28 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
EADES, David William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2018-03-13
Resigned
EDDINGTON, Keith→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2017-03-06
Resigned
FARNDALE, Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-28 · resigned 2015-11-18
Resigned
FLINT, Matthew John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-10-19 · resigned 2016-12-08
Resigned
JOHNSON, Peter Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-19 · resigned 2016-04-13
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Graham Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-02-13 · resigned 2025-03-18
Resigned
SWALLOW, David Addison→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-10-19 · resigned 2016-11-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
A registered charge1 property05/02/2019—
satisfied
Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
A registered charge1 property09/05/201712/06/2020
satisfied
Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
A registered charge1 property18/11/201512/06/2020
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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-12