CLIXBY BIOGAS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08285247 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£716.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35210SIC 35210
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £716,060

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
Net Worth
£716k
Current Assets
£916k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£758.2k
Current assets£915.8k
Cash£24.8k
Debtors£890.9k
Net assets£716.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2017-09-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-12-12
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    WOOLLIAMS, James Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2012-12-12
    ➖
    WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2012-12-12
    ➖
    EKE, Russell John resigned
    director
  18. 2012-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CLIXBY BIOGAS LIMITED
  19. 2012-11-07
    ➕
    WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-11-07
    ➕
    EKE, Russell John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Robert Woolliams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
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
Incorporated2012-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Manor Farm
Clixby
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN7 6RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WOOLLIAMS, James Robert→
director · ~37y · appointed 2012-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-07 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned
EKE, Russell John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-07 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06