ACCESS SCAFFOLDING (HASTINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03993211 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-15

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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2023-01-31
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2022-01-28
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2021-04-29
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2020-01-31
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2018-09-24
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2017-09-14
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2015-12-22
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2000-07-14
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BOOKER, Tony appointed
director
2000-06-22
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BOOKER, Nicholas Paul appointed
secretary
2000-06-22
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BEST, Trevor John appointed
director
2000-06-22
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BOOKER, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2000-06-22
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SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-06-22
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SILVERMACE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2000-05-15
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Company incorporated
As ACCESS SCAFFOLDING (HASTINGS) LIMITED
2000-05-15
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SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-05-15
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SILVERMACE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

Booker & Best Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Booker & Best Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACCESS SCAFFOLDING (HASTINGS) LIMITED

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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Booker & Best Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Windmill House

Windmill Road

St. Leonards On Sea

East Sussex

TN38 9BZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BOOKER, Nicholas Paul→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-22

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BEST, Trevor John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2000-06-22

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BOOKER, Nicholas Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 2000-06-22

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Active

BOOKER, Tony→

director · ~66y · appointed 2000-07-14

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Active

SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2000-06-22

Resigned

SILVERMACE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2000-06-22

Resigned

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