Fuel Oils (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: FUEL OILS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Fuel Oils (Holdings) Limited made £56.7m revenue and a £1.2m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Fuel Oils (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £56.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1.2m and 57 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other fuels and related products” and is based in Erith; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Erith, South East
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1983
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £70.4m | £67.2m | £58.4m | £56.7m |
| Cost of sales | £65.9m | £62.8m | £54.7m | £53.1m |
| Gross profit | £4.6m | £4.4m | £3.8m | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£980k | −£1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £910k | £3.2m | −£980k | −£1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £811k | £3.3m | −£980k | −£1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £811k | £3.3m | −£980k | −£1.2m |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| Employees (average) | 50 | 56 | 57 | 57 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.1% | 4.9% | −1.7% | −2.2% |
| Gross margin | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1m | £995k |
| Profit per employee | £16.2k | £58.3k | −£17.2k | −£21.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.6% | ▼13.1% | ▼2.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲302.6% | ▼130% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12% | ▲1.8% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.4m | £4.2m | £2.1m | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £10.4m | £8.2m | £7.2m | £6m |
| Fixed assets | £4m | £2.9m | £4.1m | £3.4m |
| Current assets | £15.3m | £13.8m | £9.3m | £8.3m |
| Debtors | £8m | £7.3m | £5.7m | £6m |
| Cash from operations | £194k | £1.6m | −£464k | −£753k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £995k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£21.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.6%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼17%
- Now £6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼35%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £3.4m
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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