PORTLAND FUEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15354367 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
19 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
60
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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕HOOKEM, Jacob Alexander Lee appointeddirector
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02➕DONALD, Neil Scott appointeddirector
- 2024-09-02➕SMITH, Nicholas James Kenally appointeddirector
- 2024-09-02➕TUOHY, Joe Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2024-01-10➕SPENCER, Juliette Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2024-01-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs PORTLAND FUEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2023-12-15➕SPENCER, James Nicholas Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Nicholas Lloyd Spencer Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 15/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 20 FLAMBOROUGH ROAD (BRIDLINGTON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06818325 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Toft Green
York
YO1 6JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
SPENCER, Juliette Michelle→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-01-10
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DONALD, Neil Scott→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2024-09-02
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HOOKEM, Jacob Alexander Lee→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2026-04-01
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SMITH, Nicholas James Kenally→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-09-02
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SPENCER, James Nicholas Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-15
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TUOHY, Joe Stephen→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-09-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-05