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Motive Fuels Limited

Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Kevin Selleslags 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. James Hamer Burns 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. James Munce 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Luke Spencer-Wilson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Dennis Schulz 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Guillaume Quiviger 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sir Alan James Carter Duncan 2022-2023 Director View profile
  8. Chris Bake 2022-2023 Director View profile
  9. Dr Graham Edward Cooley 2021-2022 Director View profile
  10. Dr Rachel Louise Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Charles Allen 2021-2023 Director View profile
  12. Dr Simon Bourne 2021-2022 Director View profile
  13. Dr Duncan Howard Yellen 2021-2022 Director View profile
  14. Sir Roger Bridgland Bone 2021-2023 Director View profile
  15. Trustmoore UK Officer LTD 2023-2024 Corporate-secretary View profile
  16. Elizabeth Essex 2022-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Incorporated
25/03/2021
Registered office
Oxford
Previous names
ITM Motive Limited (until 29/03/2022)
ITM Power (Newco) Limited (until 26/04/2021)

Ownership

Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Motive Fuels Limited is controlled by Hygen Production Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2024-04-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hygen Production Limited is controlled by Hygen Energy Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-04-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Hygen Energy Holdings Limited is controlled by Hydrab Power Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-04-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Hydrab Power Limited is controlled by Joseph Cyril Edward Bamford
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-06-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joseph Cyril Edward Bamford.

53 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£397,918
Total assets
£3,165,899
Cash
£78,503
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£1,250,566

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £586,105 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £370,291 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £215,815

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £21,7012023-02-09
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £348,5902023-02-09
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £215,8152022-03-23
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

0.4y median 0.1y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 55Finance 4Manufacturing 4Utilities 3Hospitality 2Professional services 2Other services 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
13290733
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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