A C SCAFFOLDING LTD

🌳Matureactive
09994530 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees2300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-05-28
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    KINSEY, Darren Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-11-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-11-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-03-27
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    DRUCE, James Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2016-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A C SCAFFOLDING LTD
  23. 2016-02-09
    ➕
    WRAGG, Gregg appointed
    director
  24. 2016-02-09
    ➕
    KINSEY, Darren Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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

41/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A C Scaffolding Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A C Scaffolding Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A C SCAFFOLDING LTD
This company · 09994530

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A C Scaffolding Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Charles Druceceased 28/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Darren Robert Kinseyceased 29/11/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection

Registered office

Azzuri House Walsall Road
Aldridge
Walsall
WS9 0RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DRUCE, James Charles→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRAGG, Gregg→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINSEY, Darren Robert→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-02-09 · resigned 2024-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-29