ALANDALE SCAFFOLDING GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02711480 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£236.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £236,206
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£688k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Net Worth
£236k
↑ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£1.2m-£661k-£119k£423k£964k£1.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.75M£-464.0k
Current assets£1.51M£1.45M
Cash£688.1k£671.7k
Debtors£817.7k£778.6k
Net assets£236.2k£-1.20M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-10-16
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  5. 2022-10-08
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  6. 2021-06-30
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  7. 2021-06-30
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  8. 2021-06-30
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  9. 2021-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  10. 2021-03-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-03-03
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  12. 2021-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2021-01-20
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  14. 2021-01-20
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  15. 2020-07-20
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  16. 2019-12-09
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  17. 2019-12-01
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    MORGAN, Perry Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-05-30
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    STOCKER-HARRIS, Michael John resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-19
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    WARNER, Matthew Kenneth resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2016-11-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2016-10-03
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    STOCKER-HARRIS, Michael John appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-18
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    WARNER, Matthew Kenneth appointed
    director
  27. 2013-12-10
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    BULMAN, David Trevor appointed
    director
  28. 2013-12-10
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    MORGAN, Perry Edward resigned
    director
  29. 2002-03-18
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    SWANARROW LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2002-03-18
    ➖
    BUSH, Barry Andrew resigned
    secretary
  31. 2002-03-11
    ➖
    LOVATT, Martin John resigned
    director
  32. 2001-01-25
    ➕
    BUSH, Barry Andrew appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-01-25
    ➖
    SKEHAN, Roger James resigned
    secretary
  34. 2001-01-25
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    SKEHAN, Roger James resigned
    director
  35. 2000-08-04
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    SKEHAN, Roger James appointed
    secretary
  36. 2000-08-04
    ➕
    MORGAN, Perry Edward appointed
    director
  37. 2000-08-04
    ➕
    SKEHAN, Roger James appointed
    director
  38. 2000-02-03
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    O'REILLY, Paul Michael resigned
    secretary
  39. 1998-06-01
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    BROWNHILL, Christopher David resigned
    secretary
  40. 1998-06-01
    ➕
    O'REILLY, Paul Michael appointed
    secretary
  41. 1998-06-01
    ➖
    BROWNHILL, Christopher David resigned
    director
  42. 1994-01-31
    ➖
    ROSE, Dean resigned
    director
  43. 1993-11-15
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    CHRISTIE, Lisa Jane resigned
    director
  44. 1993-11-15
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    LOVATT, Martin John appointed
    director
  45. 1993-09-09
    ➕
    ROSE, Dean appointed
    director
  46. 1992-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALANDALE SCAFFOLDING GROUP LIMITED
  47. 1992-05-01
    ➕
    BROWNHILL, Christopher David appointed
    secretary
  48. 1992-05-01
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1992-05-01
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    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 1992-05-01
    ➕
    BROWNHILL, Christopher David appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Alandale Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alandale Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALANDALE SCAFFOLDING GROUP LIMITED
This company · 02711480

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alandale Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control20/01/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Trevor Bulmanceased 20/01/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Matthew Kenneth Warnerceased 19/04/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Brook Court
Blakeney Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

SWANARROW LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULMAN, David Trevor→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Perry Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWNHILL, Christopher David→
secretary · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1998-06-01
Resigned
BUSH, Barry Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-25 · resigned 2002-03-18
Resigned
O'REILLY, Paul Michael→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-01 · resigned 2000-02-03
Resigned
SKEHAN, Roger James→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2001-01-25
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned
BROWNHILL, Christopher David→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1998-06-01
Resigned
CHRISTIE, Lisa Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1993-11-15
Resigned
LOVATT, Martin John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-11-15 · resigned 2002-03-11
Resigned
MORGAN, Perry Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2013-12-10
Resigned
ROSE, Dean→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-09-09 · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned
SKEHAN, Roger James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2001-01-25
Resigned
STOCKER-HARRIS, Michael John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-10-03 · resigned 2019-05-30
Resigned
WARNER, Matthew Kenneth→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-04-18 · resigned 2018-04-19
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1992-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/01/201703/03/2021
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—17/11/2016—
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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-13