AM SHOP AND FUEL LTD
💤Zombieactive
10858144 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-10
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,644
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,013 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£38k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£84k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.0k | £34.8k |
| Current assets | £83.8k | £105.6k |
| Cash | £38.0k | £64.2k |
| Debtors | £3.2k | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £-8.6k | £19.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-20➕GEORGE ARUN, Ruban Ponnuthurai appointeddirector
- 2017-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-17➖GEORGE ARUN, Rubanponnuthurai resigneddirector
- 2017-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AM SHOP AND FUEL LTD
- 2017-07-10➕GEORGE ARUN, Rubanponnuthurai appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ruban Ponnuthurai George Arun Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 19/07/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ruban Ponnuthurai George Arunceased 20/07/2017· 75-100% shares
- Rubanponnuthurai George Arunceased 17/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
54 High Street
Saffron Walden
CB10 1EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
GEORGE ARUN, Ruban Ponnuthurai→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-07-20
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GEORGE ARUN, Rubanponnuthurai→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2017-07-17
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Recent filings (30 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-13