A A A SCAFFOLD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03494763 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 2000 | 1700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26➕ABRAHAM, George William John appointeddirector
- 2020-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-23➖ARNOLD, Murray resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-23➖ARNOLD, Jayne Dawn resigneddirector
- 2019-04-23➖ARNOLD, Murray, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2010-01-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2000-08-01➕ABRAHAM, Vikki appointeddirector
- 2000-08-01➕ARNOLD, Jayne Dawn appointeddirector
- 1998-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1998-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A A A SCAFFOLD LIMITED
- 1998-01-19➕ABRAHAM, Dean Paul appointeddirector
- 1998-01-19➕ARNOLD, Murray appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-19➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-01-19➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-01-19➕ARNOLD, Murray, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Dean Paul Abraham Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. Murray Arnoldceased 23/04/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection
Registered office
Knighton House
62 Hagley Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1QD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
ABRAHAM, Dean Paul→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABRAHAM, George William John→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABRAHAM, Vikki→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Murray→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2019-04-23
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 1998-01-19
ARNOLD, Jayne Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2019-04-23
ARNOLD, Murray, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2019-04-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/01/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/03/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21