5 STAR SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10119544 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£23.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £23,391
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,511 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.9k | £65.9k |
| Current assets | £44.8k | £70.2k |
| Cash | £25.4k | £51.6k |
| Debtors | £19.4k | £18.6k |
| Net assets | £23.4k | £50.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25➖THORPE, Tony Kris resigneddirector
- 2016-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 STAR SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
- 2016-04-12➕THORPE, Kerry appointeddirector
- 2016-04-12➕WILLIAMS, Lee James appointeddirector
- 2016-04-12➕WILLIAMS, Stacey appointeddirector
- 2016-04-12➕THORPE, Tony Kris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Stacey Williams Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Tony Kris Thorpe Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Lee James Williams Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Kerry Thorpe Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection
Registered office
10 Oak Street
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 9DY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
THORPE, Kerry→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Lee James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-04-12
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WILLIAMS, Stacey→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-04-12
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THORPE, Tony Kris→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-12 · resigned 2016-07-25
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10