A.I.D. FUEL OILS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01445830 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-28
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£8.52M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
125 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £8,521,230
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.2m
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£8.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11m
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.16M | £8.97M |
| Current assets | £11.24M | £11.55M |
| Cash | £2.22M | £2.69M |
| Debtors | £3.30M | £3.57M |
| Net assets | £8.52M | £8.45M |
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
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-31➖WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-06📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-09-26➖WHITEHOUSE, Anna Maria resigneddirector
- 2025-09-26➖WHITEHOUSE, Rebecca Nixon resigneddirector
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22➕WHITEHOUSE, Alex James Wilson appointeddirector
- 2025-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-08-15➖TYLER, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2013-10-20➕TYLER, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2012-02-16➕WHITEHOUSE, Anthony Wilson appointeddirector
- 2012-02-16➕WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson appointeddirector
- 2012-02-13➖WHITEHOUSE, Anthony Wilson resigneddirector
- 2012-02-13➖WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson resigneddirector
- 2011-06-20➕RICHARDS, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 2011-06-17➖RICHARDS, Ian Michael resigneddirector
- 2011-02-16➕WHITEHOUSE, Anna Maria appointeddirector
- 2011-02-16➕WHITEHOUSE, Rebecca Nixon appointeddirector
- 2003-05-27➕RICHARDS, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 1990-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1990-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1990-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1987-07-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Phillips Petroleum Products Limited
- 1986-10-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1986-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1979-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A.I.D. FUEL OILS LIMITED
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
33/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITEHOUSE, Alex James Wilson (same surname) appointed 2025-01-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson resigned 2025-10-31; WHITEHOUSE, Anna Maria resigned 2025-09-26; WHITEHOUSE, Rebecca Nixon resigned 2025-09-26
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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
Incorporated1979-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719
Registered office
Cocksparrow Lane
Huntington
Cannock
WS12 4PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
RICHARDS, Ian Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-06-20
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WHITEHOUSE, Alex James Wilson→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-22
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WHITEHOUSE, Anthony Wilson→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2012-02-16
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WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-02-16
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WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2025-10-31
RICHARDS, Ian Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2011-06-17
TYLER, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-10-20 · resigned 2016-08-15
WHITEHOUSE, Anna Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-02-16 · resigned 2025-09-26
WHITEHOUSE, Anthony Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2012-02-13
WHITEHOUSE, Rebecca Nixon→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-02-16 · resigned 2025-09-26
WHITEHOUSE, Thomas Jeremy Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2012-02-13
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Phillips Petroleum Products Phillips Petroleum Products Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/07/1987 | 20/02/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/10/1986 | 20/02/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/10/1986 | 20/02/1990 |
Recent filings (125 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-06
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12