HEREFORDSHIRE BIOGAS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08557590 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-05
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 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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

1 live charge · oldest 12.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
39 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,443
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,554 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£267k£534k£801k£1.1m£1.3mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£2.85M£2.90M
Current assets£1.34M£1.21M
Cash£20.8k—
Debtors£757.4k£624.6k
Net assets£11.4k£69.0k

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

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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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-15
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  2. 2025-07-30
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  3. 2024-10-29
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  4. 2024-07-30
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  5. 2023-07-19
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  6. 2022-06-24
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  7. 2021-07-19
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  8. 2020-10-28
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  9. 2019-06-27
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  10. 2018-05-02
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  11. 2017-06-02
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  12. 2016-06-20
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  13. 2014-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aubrey Basil Greene Acting as Security Trustee
  14. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    CORBETT, Richard George Uvedale appointed
    director
  15. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    GREENE, Aubrey Basil appointed
    director
  16. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    VERDIN, Richard James appointed
    director
  17. 2013-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As HEREFORDSHIRE BIOGAS LTD
  18. 2013-06-05
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-05
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard George Uvedale Corbett
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Richard James Verdin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Aubrey Basil Greene
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Ox House
Shobdon
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 9LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-27
Last: 2026-07-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CORBETT, Richard George Uvedale→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-11
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Active
GREENE, Aubrey Basil→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-11
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Active
VERDIN, Richard James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2013-06-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aubrey Basil Greene Acting as Security Trustee
A registered charge—22/04/2014—
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
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accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21