ABR SCAFFOLDING LTD
💤Zombieactive
06797484 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.05M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 7.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,045,859
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£203k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.10M | £2.38M |
| Current assets | £1.17M | £1.56M |
| Cash | £203.3k | £711.4k |
| Debtors | £966.1k | £853.1k |
| Net assets | £2.05M | £1.90M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-26➖JAMES, Brian resigneddirector
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-07-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2009-02-01➕CHAMBERLAIN, Richard Lee appointeddirector
- 2009-02-01➕JAMES, Brian appointeddirector
- 2009-01-22➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABR SCAFFOLDING LTD
- 2009-01-21➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abr Holdings London Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abr Holdings London Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABR SCAFFOLDING LTD
This company · 06797484
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abr Holdings London Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/06/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Abr Holdings Northampton Ltdceased 20/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Richard Lee Chamberlainceased 18/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Brian Jamesceased 26/03/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection
Registered office
The Bay Matts Lodge Farm
Grooms Lane
Creaton
Northampton
NN6 8NN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CHAMBERLAIN, Richard Lee→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-01-21 · resigned 2009-01-22
JAMES, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2021-03-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 06/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/07/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-30