ABERGAVENNY FUELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01426136 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-06
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 40.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 40.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 8 | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-06➕PRING, Julia Ann appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-04➖PRING, Robert William resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-04➖PRING, Robert William resigneddirector
- 2021-10-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-10-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-09-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-25➖MORGAN, Derek Elsmore Willis resigneddirector
- 2021-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-11📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 1999-07-01➕PRING, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 1985-10-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1979-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERGAVENNY FUELS LIMITED
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert William Pring Individual · British · DOB 02/1942 · age 84 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 14/07/2016 |
Mr Matthew James Pring Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Derek Elsmore Willis Morganceased 21/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Derek Elsmore Willis Morganceased 25/08/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120
Registered office
The Coal Yard
Triley
Abergavenny
NP7 8DE
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
PRING, Julia Ann→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRING, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRING, Robert William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-11-04
MORGAN, Derek Elsmore Willis→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2021-08-25
PRING, Robert William→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2021-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/10/1985 | 30/07/2024 |
Recent filings (118 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-18