AAP SCAFFOLDING LIMITED

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05673389 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£310.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £310,106
Net assets shrinking
Down £66,246 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£233k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Net Worth
£310k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£284k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£75k£151k£226k£301k£376kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£335.7k£402.0k
Current assets£283.9k£326.3k
Cash£233.0k£243.3k
Debtors£50.9k£82.9k
Net assets£310.1k£376.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-09-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-10-01
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    CLARKE, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  12. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-07-13
    ➖
    TALBOT, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    LAKE, Carl Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2009-11-01
    ➖
    FULLER, Trevor Stuart resigned
    director
  20. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    TALBOT, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-10
    ➖
    POTTER, James Edward Charles resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Claire Louise appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    FULLER, Trevor Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-01
    ➖
    HAYNES, Christopher Derek resigned
    director
  25. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, David Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2006-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAP SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
  27. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    POTTER, James Edward Charles appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-01-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    HAYNES, Christopher Derek appointed
    director
  31. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2006-01-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLARKE, Claire Louise (same surname) appointed 2022-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Robert Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sidney Clarkeceased 01/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Juler Tooke, 7
Quay View Business Park, Barnards Way
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 2HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

CLARKE, Claire Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Claire Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, David Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKE, Carl Alan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTER, James Edward Charles→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2008-09-10
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2006-01-12
Resigned
FULLER, Trevor Stuart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
HAYNES, Christopher Derek→
director · ~44y · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
TALBOT, Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2011-07-13
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2006-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-13