ABLE FUELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03588338 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-25

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 27.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 27.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	400	400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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2024-12-03
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2022-12-20
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accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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address · AD01
2021-10-15
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accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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2019-12-04
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accounts · AA
2019-07-09
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officers · CH01
2018-12-11
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2018-01-29
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2017-07-19
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2017-01-30
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2016-09-02
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2016-04-26
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2016-04-08
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2016-03-01
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PIERCE, Stuart Andrew appointed
secretary
2016-03-01
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PIERCE, Annette Michelle appointed
director
2016-03-01
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PIERCE, Richard Shaun appointed
director
2016-03-01
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BAINES, Roger Guy resigned
secretary
2016-03-01
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BAINES, Peter Charles resigned
director
2016-03-01
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BAINES, Roger Guy resigned
director
2016-03-01
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BERRYMAN, John Herbert resigned
director
1999-02-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1998-09-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1998-06-25
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Company incorporated
As ABLE FUELS LIMITED
1998-06-25
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BAINES, Roger Guy appointed
secretary
1998-06-25
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-06-25
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-06-25
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BAINES, Peter Charles appointed
director
1998-06-25
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BAINES, Roger Guy appointed
director
1998-06-25
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BERRYMAN, John Herbert appointed
director
1998-06-25
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-06-25
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ace Gas Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ace Gas Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ABLE FUELS LIMITED

This company · 03588338

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ace Gas Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Britannia House

473 Manchester Road

Huddersfield

HD4 5BP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PIERCE, Stuart Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2016-03-01

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Active

PIERCE, Annette Michelle→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-01

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Active

PIERCE, Richard Shaun→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-01

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Active

BAINES, Roger Guy→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2016-03-01

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-06-25

Resigned

BAINES, Peter Charles→

director · ~73y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2016-03-01

Resigned

BAINES, Roger Guy→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2016-03-01

Resigned

BERRYMAN, John Herbert→

director · ~83y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2016-03-01

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-06-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	05/02/1999	—
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	24/09/1998	—

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2026-01-02

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2025-07-15

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accounts · AA

2024-12-03

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2024-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-23

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-13

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address · AD01

2022-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-10-15

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-19

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accounts · AA

2021-03-23

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-24

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accounts · AA

2019-12-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-07-09