SAFEWAY STORES (FUEL) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

01786151 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-26

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

56/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46120

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2013-05-07
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-05-07
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Company dissolved
2013-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2013-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-01-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2013-01-22
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-01-14
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-01-11
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STRAIN, Trevor John appointed
director
2013-01-11
➖
MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resigned
secretary
2013-01-11
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resigned
director
2012-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-08-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-08-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-08-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-09
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointed
director
2010-07-09
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SAFEWAY LTD resigned
corporate-director
2010-07-09
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WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC resigned
corporate-director
2009-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-10-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2009-08-17
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-03-18
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-03-17
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legacy
officers · 288b
2009-03-16
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BURKE, Jonathan James resigned
secretary
2009-03-16
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointed
secretary
2008-07-31
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-08-13
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-08-07
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-03-11
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BURKE, Jonathan James appointed
secretary
2004-03-11
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WILSON, David, Dr resigned
secretary
2004-03-11
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COLLINS, Miles Eric resigned
director
2004-03-11
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ELLIS, Gerald resigned
director
2004-03-11
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WILSON, David, Dr resigned
director
2004-03-11
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SAFEWAY LTD appointed
corporate-director
2004-03-11
➕
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC appointed
corporate-director
2004-03-08
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LAFFIN, Simon Timothy resigned
director
2002-02-15
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COLLINS, Miles Eric appointed
director
2002-02-15
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LANE, Simon Paul resigned
director
2001-10-13
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KINCH, John Patrick resigned
secretary
2001-10-13
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WILSON, David, Dr appointed
secretary
2001-10-13
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KINCH, John Patrick resigned
director
2001-10-13
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WILSON, David, Dr appointed
director
1999-12-08
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DUDLEY, Guilford Paul Julian resigned
director
1999-12-08
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LAFFIN, Simon Timothy appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-05-07

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-01-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120

Registered office

Hilmore House

Gain Lane

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD3 7DL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2012-01-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)

STRAIN, Trevor John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURKE, Jonathan James→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-16

Resigned

KINCH, John Patrick→

secretary · resigned 2001-10-13

Resigned

MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-16 · resigned 2013-01-11

Resigned

WILSON, David, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-13 · resigned 2004-03-11

Resigned

COLLINS, Miles Eric→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2004-03-11

Resigned

DUDLEY, Guilford Paul Julian→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 1999-12-08

Resigned

ELLIS, Gerald→

director · ~83y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-11

Resigned

FISHER, Robert Stewart→

director · ~84y · appointed 1993-12-31 · resigned 1998-03-25

Resigned

FRENDO, Paul Anthony→

director · ~79y · resigned 1993-12-31

Resigned

KINCH, John Patrick→

director · ~82y · resigned 2001-10-13

Resigned

LAFFIN, Simon Timothy→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-12-08 · resigned 2004-03-08

Resigned

LANE, Simon Paul→

director · ~63y · appointed 1999-12-08 · resigned 2002-02-15

Resigned

MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph→

director · ~66y · appointed 2010-07-09 · resigned 2013-01-11

Resigned

SMITH, Colin Deverell→

director · ~79y · resigned 1993-12-31

Resigned

WILSON, David, Dr→

director · ~66y · appointed 2001-10-13 · resigned 2004-03-11

Resigned

SAFEWAY LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2010-07-09

Resigned

WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2010-07-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2013-05-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2013-01-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2013-01-24

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2013-01-24

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2013-01-22

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2013-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2012-10-10

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2012-08-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2011-10-31

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2011-08-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2010-10-25

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2010-08-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2010-07-21

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2010-07-21

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2010-07-21