HEMSWELL BIOGAS LIMITED
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Cash
£271k
-13.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.3m
+24.6% vs 2024
Employees
22
-12% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£659k
+128.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,603,205 | £11,756,698 | £11,227,114 | £11,112,425 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,045,803 | £265,477 | -£2,784,224 | £472,556 | +117% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,071,676 | £241,175 | -£2,304,314 | £659,025 | +128.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£148,813 | -£1,612,674 | £662,027 | +141.1% | |
| Cash | £230,959 | £1,129,090 | £575,351 | £720,604 | £314,089 | £270,950 | -13.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,965,466 | £16,545,862 | £16,009,414 | £15,729,331 | £6,243,426 | £6,718,328 | +7.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,006,749 | £2,603,126 | £4,178,323 | £4,029,510 | £2,648,766 | £3,299,211 | +24.6% | |
| Equity | £2,006,749 | £2,603,126 | £4,178,323 | £4,029,510 | £2,648,766 | £3,299,211 | +24.6% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | -12% | |
| Wages | — | — | £697,702 | £838,340 | £781,117 | £784,908 | +0.5% | |
| 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. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.6% | 2.3% | -24.8% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.3% | -14.4% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.8% | 1.7% | -44.6% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 81.5% | 78.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.08x | 0.65x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 10.92x | — | 34.92x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ryecroft Glenton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the Company's current position and cash flow projections for the next twelve months and beyond, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and to be profitable. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADDAN, Ralph Buchanan | Director | 2024-09-06 | Dec 1964 | British |
| STOYELL, Christer Eric | Director | 2024-11-12 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUGUID, Adam Matthew | Secretary | 2022-03-28 | 2024-09-03 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-12-13 | 2023-01-17 |
| BOLLAND, Marc | Director | 2024-09-06 | 2024-11-12 |
| BOND, Harry Piers Shaw | Director | 2014-03-12 | 2015-12-21 |
| HUNTER, Neil Francis | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2024-09-06 |
| KUESSNER, Bernd Michael | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-09-06 |
| SUTTER SCHREIBER, Kuno Paul | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2018-07-13 |
| VIERGUTZ, Marina Nitsa | Director | 2024-09-06 | 2024-11-12 |
| VON OPEL, Emily Louise | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-10-21 |
| VON OPEL, Georg | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gvo B-1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-23 | Active |
| Mrs Emily Von Opel | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.