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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
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
83 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
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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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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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2021-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-05-04
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    ROBERTS, Nathan William resigned
    director
  18. 1999-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As FUEL PUMP & TANK SERVICES CONTRACTS LIMITED
  19. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Nathan William appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Peter Lloyd appointed
    director
  21. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-06-09
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Nathan William appointed
    director
  24. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-06-09
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1999-06-09
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 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: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTS, Nathan William→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Peter Lloyd→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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 (83 total)

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2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19