3A SCAFFOLDING LTD
🌳Matureactive
09588641 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-12➖HILL, Emma Louise resigneddirector
- 2024-08-01➕HILL, Adrian Alan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01➕JACKSON, Adrian Lee appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01➖DAWSON, Adrian David resigneddirector
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-01➕DAWSON, Adrian David appointeddirector
- 2016-09-01➖DAWSON, Sean Adrian resigneddirector
- 2015-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 3A SCAFFOLDING LTD
- 2015-05-13➕DAWSON, Sean Adrian appointeddirector
- 2015-05-13➕HILL, Emma Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Alan Hill Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2024 |
Mr Adrian David Dawson Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Emma Louise Hillceased 01/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2015-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Lumaneri House Blythe Gate
Blythe Valley Park
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 8AH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HILL, Adrian Alan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Adrian Lee→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAWSON, Adrian David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2024-08-01
DAWSON, Sean Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2015-05-13 · resigned 2016-09-01
HILL, Emma Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-05-13 · resigned 2024-08-12
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-13