KANADEVIA INOVA BIOGAS HOME FARM LTD
🌳Matureactive
08584152 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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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
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 12.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
66 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 accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-18➕MASLEN, David John appointeddirector
- 2025-03-18➖MACKENZIE, Graham Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-01-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-06-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-06-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Iona Evironmental Infrastructure LP
- 2018-03-13➕MILLS, Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-03-13➖EADES, David William resigneddirector
- 2017-01-25➕MACKENZIE, Graham Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-12-08➖FLINT, Matthew John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Iona Environmental Infastructure LP
- 2016-11-16➖SWALLOW, David resigneddirector
- 2016-04-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
- 2016-04-13➖JOHNSON, Peter Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-08-01➖DUNN, Michael Brian resigneddirector
- 2015-08-01➕EADES, David William appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29➕RICHARDSON, Peter Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29➕DUNN, Michael Brian appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Iona Environmental Vct PLC
- 2013-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP
- 2013-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs KANADEVIA INOVA BIOGAS HOME FARM LTD
- 2013-06-25➕FLINT, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2013-06-25➕JOHNSON, Peter Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-06-25➕SWALLOW, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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
2 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-28: 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.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KANADEVIA INOVA BIOGAS HOME FARM LTD
This company · 08584152
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Iona Capital Limitedceased 23/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-25
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: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MASLEN, David John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLS, Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Peter Michael→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNN, Michael Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2015-08-01
EADES, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2018-03-13
FLINT, Matthew John→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2016-12-08
JOHNSON, Peter Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2016-04-13
MACKENZIE, Graham Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-01-25 · resigned 2025-03-18
SWALLOW, David→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2016-11-16
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Iona Evironmental Infrastructure LP | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Iona Environmental Infastructure LP | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2016 | 12/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/04/2016 | 19/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | Iona Environmental Vct Iona Environmental Vct PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2013 | 19/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2013 | 19/06/2020 |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-28
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
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-12