FUEL TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC461103 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees313800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-10-13
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  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-27
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2019-09-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2019-08-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2019-07-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  12. 2018-10-05
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Geoff Campbell appointed
    secretary
  13. 2018-10-05
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Samuel David appointed
    director
  14. 2018-10-05
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Geoff Campbell appointed
    director
  15. 2018-10-05
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    GRAY, Thomas resigned
    director
  16. 2018-10-05
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-10-05
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  18. 2018-10-05
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  19. 2018-10-05
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-09-28
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  21. 2017-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2013-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As FUEL TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  24. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    ANDERSON, James Campbell appointed
    director
  25. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    GRAY, Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Johnston Fuels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Johnston Fuels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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FUEL TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · SC461103

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Johnston Fuels Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr James Campbell Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719

Registered office

Standhill
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

RUSSELL, Geoff Campbell→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-05
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Active
ANDERSON, James Campbell→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-10-09
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Active
JOHNSTON, Samuel David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-10-05
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Active
RUSSELL, Geoff Campbell→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Thomas→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-10-09 · resigned 2018-10-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/07/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property17/01/201427/09/2019
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-09-27