FUEL PROOF LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03991145 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 19.1y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,074,791

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Profit before tax£2.07M
Average employees7000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-14
    ➖
    TURNBULL, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2026-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-15
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  9. 2025-04-01
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  10. 2025-04-01
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  11. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2023-12-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  14. 2023-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    PILKINGTON, Roger Arthur resigned
    director
  25. 2018-07-02
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2018-07-02
    ➕
    HENDRY, Treve Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2018-07-02
    ➕
    MEYER, Hans Marthinus appointed
    director
  28. 2018-07-02
    ➖
    PILKINGTON, Roger Arthur resigned
    secretary
  29. 2018-07-02
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2018-06-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2007-04-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2000-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FUEL PROOF LIMITED
  33. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    HARGREAVES, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  34. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, David Steven appointed
    nominee-secretary
  35. 2000-05-12
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, David Steven resigned
    nominee-secretary
  36. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    PILKINGTON, Roger Arthur appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    PILKINGTON, Roger Arthur appointed
    director
  38. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    CORPORATE LEGAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2000-05-12
    ➖
    CORPORATE LEGAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Ann Turnbull
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
——board controlboard control11/07/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Treve Robert Hendryceased 11/07/2022· board control
  • Mr Andrew Richard Hargreavesceased 02/07/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Roger Arthur Pilkingtonceased 02/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25290 — SIC 25290

Registered office

Middleton Business Park
Middleton Road
Heysham
Lancashire
LA3 3FH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

TURNBULL, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARGREAVES, Andrew Richard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDRY, Treve Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEYER, Hans Marthinus→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNBULL, Julie Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, David Steven→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2000-05-12
Resigned
PILKINGTON, Roger Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2018-07-02
Resigned
PILKINGTON, Roger Arthur→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
TURNBULL, Julie Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-07-02 · resigned 2026-05-14
Resigned
CORPORATE LEGAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2000-05-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—08/12/202319/03/2026
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/04/200713/06/2018

Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-05-15
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-04-01
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16