STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.2m
-61.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£26m
+6.9% vs 2025
Employees
60
+30.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
+25.9% highest in 5 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED's latest filing
UK commercial fuel distributor Standard Fuel Oils grew turnover to £267m, driven by 255 million litres of fuel sales and fatter margins. ⛽️📈
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £173,087,154 | £253,852,671 | £229,888,001 | £240,826,174 | £267,348,976 | +11% | |
| Operating profit | £13,537,924 | £13,811,814 | £9,599,254 | £10,290,077 | £14,135,610 | +37.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,529,709 | £13,949,919 | £10,361,597 | £11,428,729 | £14,394,443 | +25.9% | |
| Net profit | £11,009,692 | £11,222,707 | £7,717,195 | £8,552,330 | £10,783,446 | +26.1% | |
| Cash | £24,910,692 | £31,544,835 | £32,358,519 | £18,460,823 | £7,176,598 | -61.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,193,196 | £32,158,811 | £38,273,890 | £24,727,595 | £26,463,554 | +7% | |
| Net assets | £22,899,899 | £31,792,106 | £37,836,451 | £24,115,931 | £25,781,257 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £22,899,899 | £31,792,106 | £37,836,451 | £24,115,931 | £25,781,257 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 60 | +30.4% | |
| Wages | £1,546,913 | £1,833,612 | £2,020,067 | £2,336,653 | £3,157,536 | +35.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £72,454 | £321,904 | £368,890 | £370,209 | £529,297 | +43% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £35,300 | £56,739 | £123,881 | +118.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £165,888 | £181,293 | £264,847 | +46.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.4% | 42.9% | 25.1% | 41.6% | 53.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.1% | 38.2% | 34.0% | 48.3% | 46.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.91x | 1.96x | 2.01x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “During the year the Company successfully completed the integration of the trade of Solo Petroleum Ltd, strengthening its presence across Yorkshire and further enhancing operational capability.”
- “The Group also completed the acquisition of the Dalston Fuel Terminal, representing a significant strategic investment in national infrastructure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODWIN, Gregory Charles | Director | 2016-05-09 | Sep 1985 | British |
| GOODWIN, Michael Frederick | Director | 2011-09-12 | Dec 1943 | British |
| GOODWIN, Michael David | Director | 2011-03-08 | Aug 1980 | British |
| GOODWIN, Nicholas James | Director | 2013-01-10 | Aug 1983 | British |
| HOCTOR, Sebastian Paul | Director | 2023-02-09 | Oct 1965 | British |
| MUSGRAVE, Paul Norman | Director | 2023-02-09 | Feb 1989 | British |
| SMITH, Adam Thomas | Director | 2026-07-15 | Jul 1990 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Diane Marie | Director | 2025-07-14 | 2026-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Group Holdings | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-23 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas James Goodwin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-08-20 | Ceased 2018-10-23 |
| Mr Gregory Charles Goodwin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-23 |
| Mr Michael David Goodwin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-23 |
| Mr Michael Frederick Goodwin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.