AVON SCAFFOLDING (WORCESTERSHIRE) LTD
💤Zombieactive
09444260 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-17
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
£151.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.4y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £151,054
Net assets shrinking
Down £174,071 YoY
Cash YoY
+42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£41k
↑ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£151k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£195k
↓ 24% 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 | £306.8k | £501.3k |
| Current assets | £195.5k | £256.6k |
| Cash | £41.5k | £29.2k |
| Debtors | £154.0k | £227.4k |
| Net assets | £151.1k | £325.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-06-23➕MARSHALL, Mary Angela appointedsecretary
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21➖MARSHALL, Kathryn Jayne resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Funding Circle Limited
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-01➕MARSHALL, Kathryn Jayne appointeddirector
- 2015-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AVON SCAFFOLDING (WORCESTERSHIRE) LTD
- 2015-02-17➕MARSHALL, George Charles Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
G Marshall Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
G Marshall Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AVON SCAFFOLDING (WORCESTERSHIRE) LTD
This company · 09444260
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G Marshall Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 13/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Charles Lewis Marshallceased 13/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection
Registered office
90-92 High Street
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MARSHALL, Mary Angela→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, George Charles Lewis→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Kathryn Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2025-05-21
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Funding Circle Funding Circle Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/02/2023 | 17/05/2023 |
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Recent filings (37 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-26