ABILITY SCAFFOLDING 29 LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC363347 · llp · incorporated 2011-04-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£108.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £108,545
Very low cash
Cash position: £25
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,117 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25
↓ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£109k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £142.1k | £159.6k |
| Current assets | £171.9k | £173.7k |
| Cash | £25 | £26 |
| Debtors | £171.8k | £173.6k |
| Net assets | £108.5k | £115.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-04-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-01📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2016-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-17📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2011-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABILITY SCAFFOLDING 29 LLP
- 2011-04-01➕DAWES, Robert Keith appointedllp-designated-member
- 2011-04-01➕DURHAM, Clifford John appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Robert Keith Dawes Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Clifford John Durham Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2011-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
29 Station Road
Swanley
Kent
BR8 8ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAWES, Robert Keith→
Activellp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2011-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DURHAM, Clifford John→
Activellp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2011-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-05-07