ALLISON & HUNTER OIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC246603 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-27
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 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46711
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 7.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 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, 2 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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7 | 600 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-08-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-01➕PARKER, Dean Alexander appointeddirector
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-04-10➕RUSSELL, Geoff Campbell appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-10➕JOHNSTON, Samuel David appointeddirector
- 2015-04-10➕LOGAN, Scott appointeddirector
- 2015-04-10➖BONN, Michael James resignedsecretary
- 2015-04-10➖BONN, Helen resigneddirector
- 2003-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLISON & HUNTER OIL LIMITED
- 2003-03-27➕BONN, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27➕BONN, Michael James appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-27➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-27➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-27➕BONN, Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel David Johnston Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46711 — SIC 46711
Registered office
Station Yard
Station Road
Thornhill
DG3 5DX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
RUSSELL, Geoff Campbell→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONN, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2003-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Samuel David→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOGAN, Scott→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKER, Dean Alexander→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONN, Michael James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2015-04-10
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2003-03-27
BONN, Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2015-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/08/2018 | 27/09/2019 |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28