CROCODILE SCAFFOLDING (ENGLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04336079 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-17
    ➖
    MOOKHERJEE, Arunangshu resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-10-15
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    MOOKHERJEE, Arunangshu appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-05-29
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    BEYDOUN, Abdul Houssein appointed
    director
  19. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    KARKOUR, Alexandre appointed
    director
  20. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    MEKBEBE, Yohannes appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-05-31
    ➖
    OWEN, Geoffrey Arthur resigned
    director
  24. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    FOX, Shaun appointed
    director
  25. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    OWEN, Geoffrey Arthur appointed
    director
  26. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Ian resigned
    director
  27. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    FOX, Shaun appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-05-02
    ➖
    KEARNEY, Michael resigned
    secretary
  30. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    SCOTT, Keith Edward Noel resigned
    director
  31. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    MCINNES, Peter resigned
    director
  32. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    OWEN, Geoffrey Arthur resigned
    director
  33. 2003-01-01
    ➕
    KEARNEY, Michael appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    YARDLEY, Jane Mary resigned
    secretary
  35. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    OWEN, Geoffrey Arthur appointed
    director
  36. 2001-12-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CROCODILE SCAFFOLDING (ENGLAND) LIMITED
  37. 2001-12-07
    ➕
    YARDLEY, Jane Mary appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-12-07
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  39. 2001-12-07
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Ian appointed
    director
  40. 2001-12-07
    ➕
    MCINNES, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2001-12-07
    ➕
    SCOTT, Keith Edward Noel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

Ralph Martindale And Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ralph Martindale And Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CROCODILE SCAFFOLDING (ENGLAND) LIMITED
This company · 04336079

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
Ralph Martindale And Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Yohannes Mekbebeceased 06/03/2026· significant influence
  • Mr Abdul Houssein Beydounceased 06/03/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Crocodile House
Strawberry Lane
Willenhall
West Midlands
WV13 3RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

FOX, Shaun→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEYDOUN, Abdul Houssein→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-05-29
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Active
FOX, Shaun→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KARKOUR, Alexandre→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEKBEBE, Yohannes→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEARNEY, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2007-05-02
Resigned
YARDLEY, Jane Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-07 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
HARTLEY, Paul Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-12-07 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Ian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-07 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
MCINNES, Peter→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-12-07 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
MOOKHERJEE, Arunangshu→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-10-15 · resigned 2024-07-17
Resigned
OWEN, Geoffrey Arthur→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
OWEN, Geoffrey Arthur→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
SCOTT, Keith Edward Noel→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-12-07 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09