A&D SCAFFOLDING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12961498 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-20
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£94.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £94,463
Cash YoY
+1598%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↑ 1598% YoY
Net Worth
£94k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£38k£57k£76k£94kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£94.5k£63.2k
Current assets£66.8k£42.3k
Cash£30.1k£1.8k
Debtors£36.7k£40.5k
Net assets£94.5k£63.2k

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
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-07-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-07-07
    RICHARDS, James appointed
    director
  4. 2026-07-07
    TRUELOVE, Ashley appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&D SCAFFOLDING LTD
  10. 2020-10-20
    RICHARDS, Graham David appointed
    director
  11. 2020-10-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 Graham David Richards
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection

Registered office

128 Haig Avenue
Rochester
Kent
ME1 2RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

RICHARDS, Graham David
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-10-20
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Active
RICHARDS, James
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-07-07
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Active
TRUELOVE, Ashley
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-07-07
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-10-20