AD FUELS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10998064 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-05
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 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
    ➕
    HAWKSMOOR PARTNERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-03-25
    ➖
    MAY, Graham Philip resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-03-25
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  5. 2025-03-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2022-04-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-04-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-02-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-31
    ➕
    BROWN, Michael David appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-31
    ➕
    MAYES, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-12-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2018-03-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2018-03-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Privilege Project Finance Limited
  23. 2018-02-05
    ➕
    GAMBLE, Trevor John appointed
    director
  24. 2017-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD FUELS LIMITED
  25. 2017-10-05
    ➕
    RIVERS, Martin Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2017-10-05
    ➕
    MAY, Graham Philip appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

55/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

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

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Privilege Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AD FUELS LIMITED
This company · 10998064

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Privilege Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest05/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

The Old School High Street
Stretham
Ely
CB6 3LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

HAWKSMOOR PARTNERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-03-25
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Active
BROWN, Michael David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-12-31
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Active
GAMBLE, Trevor John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-02-05
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Active
MAYES, Jonathan Charles→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-31
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Active
RIVERS, Martin Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-10-05
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Active
MAY, Graham Philip→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-05 · resigned 2025-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Privilege Project Finance
Privilege Project Finance Limited
A registered charge—14/03/2018—
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-03-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06