ADVANCED SCAFFOLD DESIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04049293 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-08
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,436
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,235 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£68kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£41.5k£36.4k
Current assets£24.1k£68.5k
Net assets£4.4k£29.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-04-15
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    WALLACE, Toni Linda appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-16
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2001-10-11
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    WALLACE, Toni Linda appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-10-11
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    FITZGERALD, Brendan David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-10-11
    ➖
    FITZGERALD, Brendan David resigned
    director
  20. 2001-10-11
    ➖
    UNSTEAD, Martin Kenneth resigned
    director
  21. 2000-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED SCAFFOLD DESIGNS LIMITED
  22. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    WALLACE, Dennis Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    FITZGERALD, Brendan David appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-08-08
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    FITZGERALD, Brendan David appointed
    director
  27. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 2000-08-08
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    UNSTEAD, Martin Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dennis Robert Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Toni Linda Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

62 The Street
Ashtead
Surrey
KT21 1AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WALLACE, Toni Linda→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Dennis Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-08-08
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Active
WALLACE, Toni Linda→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITZGERALD, Brendan David→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2000-08-08
Resigned
FITZGERALD, Brendan David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2000-08-08
Resigned
UNSTEAD, Martin Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14