ABRAHAM SCAFFOLDING LIMITED

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09402697 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-22
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£14.6k
Current assets—£11.0k
Net assets—£20.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-08
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    WHITMEE, Aimee resigned
    director
  18. 2016-07-14
    ➕
    WHITMEE, Kenneth Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2016-07-13
    ➕
    WHITMEE, Aimee appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-13
    ➖
    WHITMEE, Kenneth resigned
    director
  21. 2015-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRAHAM SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
  22. 2015-01-22
    ➕
    WHITMEE, Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Robert Whitmee
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection

Registered office

Building 18, Gateway 1000 Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WHITMEE, Kenneth Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-07-14
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Active
WHITMEE, Aimee→
director · ~27y · appointed 2016-07-13 · resigned 2016-09-08
Resigned
WHITMEE, Kenneth→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-01-22 · resigned 2016-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28