HEREFORD WOOD FUEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08263007 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-22
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 13.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£219.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46719SIC 46719
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £219,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£337k
Net Worth
£220k
Current Assets
£810k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£162k£324k£486k£648k£810kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£487.5k—
Current assets£809.9k—
Cash£336.8k—
Debtors£233.5k—
Net assets£219.9k—
Average employees—200

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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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-01
    ➕
    JAMES, Thomas Ethan appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Annelise appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-01
    ➕
    STERRY, Victoria Jayne appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-05-18
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    BICKERTON, Christopher Randall resigned
    director
  15. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-27
    ➖
    NICHOLS, Susan Caroline resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2019-02-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    NICHOLS, Susan Caroline appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2012-12-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2012-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HEREFORD WOOD FUEL LIMITED
  27. 2012-10-22
    ➕
    LLOYD-JONES, Simon Vincent appointed
    director
  28. 2012-10-22
    ➕
    BICKERTON, Christopher Randall appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Wenlock Edge (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wenlock Edge (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HEREFORD WOOD FUEL LIMITED
This company · 08263007

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
Wenlock Edge (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Stretton Westwood Lea Quarry
Stretton Westwood
Much Wenlock
Shropshire
TF13 6DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

EDWARDS, Annelise→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-07-01
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Active
JAMES, Thomas Ethan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
LLOYD-JONES, Simon Vincent→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STERRY, Victoria Jayne→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-12-01
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Active
BICKERTON, Christopher Randall→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-22 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned
NICHOLS, Susan Caroline→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/12/201201/02/2019
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/12/2012—
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03