FUEL STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04407127 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-30
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 21.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
  • 38120SIC 38120
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (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. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 21.0y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees34003300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-26
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    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC
  7. 2022-03-03
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  8. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2021-03-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-03-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2020-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    MCCARRY, Vincent Patrick appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2002-09-23
    ➕
    BARNETT, Katharine Helen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-09-23
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, Mandy Louise resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-09-23
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, Lee resigned
    director
  22. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Lee appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-07
    ➕
    BARNETT, Katharine Helen appointed
    director
  24. 2002-04-02
    ➕
    BARNETT, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  25. 2002-04-02
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Mandy Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-04-02
    ➖
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-04-02
    ➖
    MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As FUEL STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  29. 2002-03-30
    ➕
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-03-30
    ➕
    MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan David Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Katharine Helen Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Marin House 19 West Lane
Thornton
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD13 3JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BARNETT, Katharine Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-23
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Active
BARNETT, Jonathan David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-02
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Active
BARNETT, Katharine Helen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARRY, Vincent Patrick→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REYNOLDS, Mandy Louise→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2002-09-23
Resigned
MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-30 · resigned 2002-04-02
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Lee→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-09-23
Resigned
MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-30 · resigned 2002-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/07/2005—
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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30