ABN FUELS LTD
💤Zombieactive
06115527 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 50200SIC 50200
- 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 39). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-04-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08➖KRISHNA MENON, Jayasree resigneddirector
- 2016-03-08➖MENON, Cheril Krishna resigneddirector
- 2016-03-08➖MENON, Jayakrishnan Krishna resigneddirector
- 2012-08-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-08-04➕MENON, Jayakrishnan Krishna appointeddirector
- 2010-08-04➕MENON, Jayakrishnan Krishna appointeddirector
- 2009-02-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ABN FUELS LTD
- 2007-02-19➕KRISHNA MENON, Jayakrishnan appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-19➕KRISHNA MENON, Jayasree appointeddirector
- 2007-02-19➕MENON, Cheril Krishna appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jayakrishnan Krishna Menon Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/10/2022 |
Mrs Jayasree Krishna Menon Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Cheril Krishna Menonceased 01/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Apartment 70, Bronze Building
18 Buckhold Road
London
SW18 4RG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
KRISHNA MENON, Jayakrishnan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MENON, Jayakrishnan Krishna→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KRISHNA MENON, Jayasree→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2016-03-08
MENON, Cheril Krishna→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2016-03-08
MENON, Jayakrishnan Krishna→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2016-03-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 07/08/2012 | 23/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed & floating charge | 1 property | 27/02/2009 | 23/05/2024 |
Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17