WESTERN BIO-ENERGY LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-26.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£708K
-174% vs 2024
Employees
33
+13.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5M
-164.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,076,314 | £16,309,417 | |
| Operating profit | -£425,787 | -£3,164,850 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,719,312 | -£4,543,774 | |
| Net profit | -£1,720,851 | -£4,542,235 | |
| Cash | £1,946,815 | £1,432,996 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,800,164 | £15,124,082 | |
| Net assets | £957,293 | -£707,942 | |
| Equity | £957,293 | -£707,942 | |
| Average employees | 29 | 33 | |
| Wages | £2,351,264 | £2,238,583 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-14.5%
£19,076,314 £16,309,417
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Cash
-26.4%
£1,946,815 £1,432,996
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Net assets
-174%
£957,293 -£707,942
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Employees
+13.8%
29 33
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Operating profit
-643.3%
-£425,787 -£3,164,850
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Profit before tax
-164.3%
-£1,719,312 -£4,543,774
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Wages
-4.8%
£2,351,264 £2,238,583
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.2% | -19.4% | |
| Net margin | -9.0% | -27.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.9% | -20.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | -0.33x | -2.30x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end Directors believe there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and the accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the Group and Company is a going concern In light of the current climate in relation to the global energy crisis the Directors have reviewed the Group's finances In the short term cash holdings are sufficient to ensure adequate cashflow for the foreseeable future In the medium to long term plans will continue to be reviewed regularly The Group also has the continued support of its ultimate parent Gaia LP”
Group structure
- WESTERN BIO-ENERGY LTD · parent
- Western Bio-Energy (Fuels) Limited 100%
- HW Forestry Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS, Jamie Caroline | Secretary | 2023-01-10 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Barry David | Director | 2021-12-01 | Feb 1979 | British |
| SESHAMANI, Divya | Director | 2013-09-27 | Aug 1978 | Singaporean |
| GREENSPHERE CAPITAL LLP | Corporate Director | 2016-03-29 | — | — |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHKIM, Farida, Mrs. | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2011-09-28 |
| COLLINS, Barry David | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2023-01-10 |
| CUPIT, Dwight Nicholas | Secretary | 2006-06-09 | 2007-08-01 |
| JAMES, Robert George | Secretary | 2002-12-19 | 2006-06-09 |
| ANDREWS, Edward John | Director | 2014-11-21 | 2016-03-29 |
| BAILEY, Neil | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2019-04-10 |
| BECKER, Joost | Director | 2010-08-25 | 2011-08-16 |
| BRENNINKMEIJER, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2013-02-15 | 2013-09-27 |
| HYAMS, Edward Barnard | Director | 2006-06-09 | 2007-07-09 |
| ILIFF, David Mc Morris | Director | 2011-08-16 | 2013-02-15 |
| JAMES, David Julian | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2006-06-09 |
| JAMES, Robert George | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2006-06-09 |
| JULIER, Vincent Guy | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2014-11-24 |
| LEE, Andrew William | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2010-10-14 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Gaylard, Mr. | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2010-09-06 |
| WHITTALL, Adrian John | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2011-12-05 |
| WOO, Wayne, Mr. | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2011-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaia L.P | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-04-30 | Active |
| Ms Divya Seshamani | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-30 | Active |
| Greensphee Biomass 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-02-26 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.