A.i.d. Fuel Oils Limited
Registered name: A.I.D. FUEL OILS LIMITED
A.i.d. Fuel Oils Limited made £49.3m revenue and £869k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
A.i.d. Fuel Oils Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £49.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £869k profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other fuels and related products” and is based in Cannock; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cannock, West Midlands
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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) | £69.4m | £61.3m | £54.4m | £49.3m |
| Cost of sales | £64.1m | £57.4m | £51.6m | £47.1m |
| Gross profit | £5.3m | £3.8m | £2.8m | £2.2m |
| Operating profit | £1.9m | £92.2k | −£569k | £637k |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £236k | £242k | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £1m | £181k | £71.7k | £869k |
| Profit (best available) | £1m | £181k | £71.7k | £869k |
| Staff costs | £3.2m | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | 7.6% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | £22.8k | £4.1k | £1.7k | £21.7k |
| Cash conversion | −59% | −1171% | — | −234.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.7% | ▼11.1% | ▼9.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼82.4% | ▼60.4% | ▲1112% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.2% | ▼2.3% | ▼7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £2.7m | £2.2m | £3.7m |
| Net assets | £8.3m | £8.4m | £8.5m | £9m |
| Fixed assets | £3.7m | £3.9m | £3.7m | £4.1m |
| Current assets | £12.1m | £11.5m | £11.2m | £11.7m |
| Debtors | £4.5m | £3.5m | £3.3m | £2.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.1m | −£1.1m | £422k | −£1.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 4.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −234.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲68%
- Now £3.7m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 40
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲10%
- Now £4.1m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- A.i.d. Partnership LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
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 £869k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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