A CHAPMAN SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09327730 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-26
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 Nov 2024
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 bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A CHAPMAN SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
- 2014-11-26➕CHAPMAN, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2014-11-26➕KEYS, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAPMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Keys Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew John Chapman Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABSTRACT LEGAL HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 05107527 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACADEMY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES→ 04245751 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ACCESS TO COMPENSATION LIMITED→ 05107366 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACCIDENT ADVICE HELPLINE LIMITED→ 05121321 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Alex House 260/268 Chapel Street
Salford
Manchester
M3 5JZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEYS, Michael→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-05