BITTERLEY BIOGAS AD LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-03-24➖WHEELER, John Vashon Tyrwhitt resigneddirector
- 2025-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BITTERLEY BIOGAS AD LIMITED
- 2016-06-10➕GATEHOUSE, Mark Alan appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕WHEELER, James Vashon appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕WHEELER, John Vashon Tyrwhitt appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Vashon Wheeler Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2017 | 17/02/2023 |