BEDFORD FUELS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12758601 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-21
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 4.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£328.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46711
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.7y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 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
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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £328,629
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£610k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£329k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £410.6k | £350.5k |
| Current assets | £1.85M | £1.82M |
| Cash | £610.1k | £438.2k |
| Debtors | £1.10M | £1.22M |
| Net assets | £328.6k | £286.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-01➖KINNS, Anthony James resigneddirector
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-03➕CLARK, Martyn David appointeddirector
- 2021-08-11➕CRADDOCK, Paul Antony appointeddirector
- 2021-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BEDFORD FUELS LTD
- 2020-07-21➕KINNS, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2020-07-21📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Craddock Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/09/2021 |
Mr Anthony James Kinns Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martyn David Clarkceased 12/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2020-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46711 — SIC 46711
Registered office
Wharley End Farm
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CLARK, Martyn David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRADDOCK, Paul Antony→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KINNS, Anthony James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-21 · resigned 2026-05-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/09/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08