TRAD SCAFFOLDING CO.LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6M
-36% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.4M
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
71
-30.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£398K
-124.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,898,601 | £14,265,623 | £7,590,978 | -46.8% | |
| Operating profit | £467,942 | £1,630,735 | -£285,000 | -117.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £584,425 | £1,648,756 | -£397,794 | -124.1% | |
| Net profit | £477,354 | £1,184,335 | -£288,237 | -124.3% | |
| Cash | £2,868,855 | £4,032,441 | £2,581,331 | -36% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,058,609 | £2,672,208 | £2,468,145 | -7.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,010,946 | £2,645,281 | £2,357,044 | -10.9% | |
| Equity | £10,010,946 | £2,645,281 | £2,357,044 | -10.9% | |
| Average employees | 119 | 102 | 71 | -30.4% | |
| Wages | £5,326,716 | £5,088,574 | £3,491,586 | -31.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £317,809 | £119,236 | £147,044 | +23.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 11.4% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 8.3% | -3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 61.0% | -11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.5% | 84.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 0.91x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.95x | -0.61x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- TRAD SCAFFOLDING CO.LIMITED · parent
- Altrad MTD Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 August 2025 presented a challenging trading environment, with heightened competition across the market. Turnover fell significantly... reflecting uncertainty generated by the recently introduced Building Safety Regulations and their broader impact on market activity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES, Craig Gordon | Director | 2025-04-07 | Sep 1981 | British |
| WALSH, John Anthony Meade | Director | 2023-03-17 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLACK, Christopher | Secretary | 2000-03-01 | 2001-07-06 |
| FASSENFELT, James Arthur | Secretary | 2019-01-15 | 2019-11-06 |
| MATTHEWS, Paige Victoria | Secretary | 2020-01-02 | 2023-03-17 |
| OSMAN, Mehmet Ibrahim | Secretary | 2017-09-14 | 2018-09-17 |
| SKEATS, Alan John Charles | Secretary | 2001-07-06 | 2017-09-14 |
| WALKER, Jacqueline | Secretary | — | 2000-03-01 |
| ALTRAD, Mohed, Dr | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-09-09 |
| BLACK, Simon Iain | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| BROWN, Gary | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-01-16 |
| CHECKETTS, Gary Mark | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2019-08-30 |
| FASSENFELT, James Arthur | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2019-11-06 |
| GADD, David William | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2008-02-11 |
| GARCIA, Isabelle Marie Andree Montfort Epouse, Madame | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-09-09 |
| GARNER, Neil Stephen | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2019-03-29 |
| GARNER, Neil Stephen | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| GREEN, Andrew | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| HAYES, Craig Gordon | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2023-03-17 |
| HOWE, Rosalind Anne | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2023-03-17 |
| HUETZ, Louis Marie Maurice Roger | Director | 2014-12-04 | 2020-09-09 |
| KEARNEY, Steve Laurence | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2022-08-02 |
| MATTHEWS, Paige Victoria | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2023-03-17 |
| MCSHANE, Peter | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2025-04-07 |
| MILEHAM, Anthony David | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2018-08-31 |
| MILEHAM, Anthony David | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2013-09-30 |
| MOORE, Desmond Anthony | Director | 1996-02-19 | 2023-03-17 |
| NEILSON, Raymond Kennedy | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2022-01-31 |
| OLLIVIER, Antoine, Monsieur | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2014-12-04 |
| OSMAN, Mehmet Ibrahim | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2018-09-17 |
| SCAWTHORN, David Peter | Director | — | 2000-12-01 |
| SKEATS, Alan John Charles | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2017-09-14 |
| SKELTON, Brian Lesley | Director | — | 1996-02-20 |
| SMITH, Christopher Hayden | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2019-01-15 |
| SMITH, Christopher Hayden | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2013-09-30 |
| SMITH, Doretta | Director | — | 2013-09-30 |
| SMITH, Hayden Francis | Director | — | 2018-04-12 |
| SMITH, Michael Peter James | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-02-26 |
| WALKER, Jacqueline | Director | — | 2013-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trad Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.