ABSOLUTE SCAFFOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08564822 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees141000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-30
    ➕
    FARRELL, Patrick appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-30
    ➕
    O'GRADY, Daniel appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-02-01
    ➖
    FARRELL, Patrick resigned
    director
  13. 2024-02-01
    ➖
    O'GRADY, Daniel resigned
    director
  14. 2023-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-07-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-07-01
    ➖
    HAMBLETON, Dean Kenneth John resigned
    director
  19. 2020-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-10-31
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    FARRELL, Patrick appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2018-04-11
    ➕
    O'GRADY, Daniel appointed
    director
  26. 2013-09-30
    ➖
    TOMLINSON, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  27. 2013-09-30
    ➖
    TOMLINSON, Matthew David resigned
    director
  28. 2013-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE SCAFFOLD LIMITED
  29. 2013-06-11
    ➕
    WORRALL, Laurence appointed
    director
  30. 2013-06-11
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  31. 2013-06-11
    ➕
    HAMBLETON, Dean Kenneth John appointed
    director
  32. 2013-06-11
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Matthew David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 Dean Kenneth John Hambleton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Laurence Worrall
Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75
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
Incorporated2013-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

59 Jubilee Industrial Estate Gorsey Lane
Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 1JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

FARRELL, Patrick→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'GRADY, Daniel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WORRALL, Laurence→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMLINSON, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-11 · resigned 2013-09-30
Resigned
FARRELL, Patrick→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
HAMBLETON, Dean Kenneth John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-11 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
O'GRADY, Daniel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-04-11 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
TOMLINSON, Matthew David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-11 · resigned 2013-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29