FUEL PUMP & TANK SERVICES CONTRACTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC197025 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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  2. 2024-07-12
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  3. 2023-07-19
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  4. 2022-06-23
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  5. 2021-07-09
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  6. 2021-06-16
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  7. 2021-02-08
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  8. 2021-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2020-07-24
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  10. 2019-07-30
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  11. 2018-07-26
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  12. 2017-07-28
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  13. 2016-08-02
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  14. 2016-06-21
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  15. 2015-08-03
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  16. 2002-05-04
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    ROBERTS, Nathan William resigned
    director
  17. 1999-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As FUEL PUMP & TANK SERVICES CONTRACTS LIMITED
  18. 1999-06-09
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    ROBERTS, Nathan William appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Peter Lloyd appointed
    director
  20. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Nathan William appointed
    director
  23. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Lloyd Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/06/2016

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
Incorporated1999-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Free Presbyterian Manse
Farr
Inverness
IV2 6XF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-23
Last: 2026-06-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTS, Nathan William→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-09
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Active
ROBERTS, Peter Lloyd→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-06-09
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Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 1999-06-09
Resigned
ROBERTS, Nathan William→
director · ~45y · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 2002-05-04
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 1999-06-09
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 1999-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
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accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24