ALTERNATIVE FUEL DIAGNOSTICS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12321694 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-20➖ALDOUS, Gordon Lee resigneddirector
- 2019-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTERNATIVE FUEL DIAGNOSTICS LTD
- 2019-11-19➕MORRIS, Christopher Arthur appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➕MORRIS, Michael Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➕ALDOUS, Gordon Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Christopher Arthur Morris Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/11/2019 |
Mr Michael Charles Morris Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/11/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon Lee Aldousceased 15/12/2019· 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
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
9 Jasmin Road
Jasmin Road
Epsom
KT19 9DY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MORRIS, Christopher Arthur→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Michael Charles→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALDOUS, Gordon Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-19 · resigned 2019-12-20
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-06