ASHDURN SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04653053 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-30
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.9y
40/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ashley O'connell
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-19➕MILLS, Richard Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19➕WINTERBOTTOM, Roy Edwin appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19➖O'CONNELL, Ashley resigneddirector
- 2022-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ashley O’Connell
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-22➖GLENMORE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-31➕O'CONNELL, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2003-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHDURN SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2003-01-30➕GLENMORE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-30➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-30➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-30➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-30➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ashdurn Scaffolding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ashdurn Scaffolding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ASHDURN SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04653053
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashdurn Scaffolding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ashley O'Connellceased 19/07/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Lifford Hall Lifford Lane
Kings Norton
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 3JN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MILLS, Richard Francis→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINTERBOTTOM, Roy Edwin→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLENMORE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2009-04-22
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2003-01-30
O'CONNELL, Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-31 · resigned 2022-07-19
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2003-01-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ashley O'connell | A registered charge | 14 properties | 08/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Ashley O’Connell / Jonathon Winterbottom | A registered charge | 3 properties | 19/07/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19