A & A SCAFFOLDING (PEMBS) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13943078 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-15➕FINNEGAN, Jason Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-24➖HUNT, Gareth Colin resigneddirector
- 2022-06-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
- 2022-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A & A SCAFFOLDING (PEMBS) LTD
- 2022-02-28➕FINNEGAN, Liam Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-02-28➕HUNT, Gareth Colin appointeddirector
- 2022-02-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Neil Finnegan Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/01/2023 |
Mr Liam Anthony Finnegan Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gareth Colin Huntceased 24/10/2022· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection
Registered office
15 Springfield Road
Pembroke Dock
SA72 6PZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FINNEGAN, Jason Neil→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FINNEGAN, Liam Anthony→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUNT, Gareth Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-02-28 · resigned 2022-10-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dbw Investments (3) Dbw Investments (3) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-28