JOHNSTON FUELS LIMITED
Company number SC361642 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Johnston Fuels Limited is in excellent financial health, demonstrating strong revenue growth, robust profitability, and a highly fortified balance sheet with minimal leverage. The recent dip in cash reserves is a benign symptom of aggressive shareholder returns and strategic acquisitions rather than operational weakness. With continued focus on integrating recent acquisitions and replenishing cash buffers, the group's financial prognosis is highly positive.
Shareholders' funds
£17,110,093
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the group continued to be the supply and distribution of oil and gas. The principal activity of the company continued to be that of an investment holding company.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-06-23
- Employees
- 3756353 (2025 accounts · was 3158229 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Standhill, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, EH48 2HR
- Postcode
- EH48 2HR
- Capital
- 221,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-26
- Next due by
- 2027-02-09
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46719 Wholesale of other fuels and related products
Officers 5 current · 3 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by J. W. JOHNSTON LIMITED — since 2016-09-28
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2020-12-31) as part of the J. W. JOHNSTON LIMITED group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA903876 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| STANDHILL BATHGATE, WEST LOTHIAN, EH48 3HR | 2016-03-22 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in EH
The largest employer among its local peers (3756353 staff).
Trading since 2009.
Competitors Edinburgh
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of other fuels and related products in Edinburgh.
The class of 2009
20%
of the 315,111 companies incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 78% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2026-01-27
- Price paid, where recorded
- £445,000
- Where
- Cumberland (1), Greater London (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU310080 | Cumberland | Freehold | 2026-01-27 | — |
| EGL550693 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2016-06-21 | £445,000 |
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