D & B SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+1.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+2.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
42
+2.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£322K
-81.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £16,107,129 | £18,513,077 | £18,867,226 | £14,252,698 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £788,103 | £953,705 | £1,728,564 | £359,571 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £855,494 | £1,025,809 | £1,770,836 | £322,098 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £855,494 | £967,964 | £1,229,924 | £186,500 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,278,963 | £3,920,471 | £5,948,601 | £6,046,610 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,195,071 | £7,730,147 | £9,151,922 | £9,169,907 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,195,071 | £7,563,035 | £8,792,959 | £8,979,459 | |
| Equity | £7,705,881 | £7,864,733 | £6,939,577 | £7,195,071 | £7,563,035 | £8,792,959 | £8,979,459 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 29 | 38 | 41 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,211,262 | £1,779,514 | £2,000,403 | £2,154,129 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £411,200 | £329,700 | £334,700 | £352,200 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-24.5%
£18,867,226 £14,252,698
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+1.6%
£5,948,601 £6,046,610
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.1%
£8,792,959 £8,979,459
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.4%
41 42
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-79.2%
£1,728,564 £359,571
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-81.8%
£1,770,836 £322,098
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+7.7%
£2,000,403 £2,154,129
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.9% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 11.0% | 12.3% | 18.9% | 3.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.17x | 2.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 938.22x | 11353.63x | 11224.44x | 387.89x |
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
- Affinia (Chelmsford)
- 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
- D & B SCAFFOLDING LIMITED · parent
- Brevan Homes Limited 50%
Significant events
- “The difficulties have been due to reduced production in the housing sector throughout the year, which is a result of inflation and rising interest rates creating uncertainty and unaffordability for potential house buyers.”
- “Brevan Homes Limited has been dissolved at companies house effective 7th January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOBBS, Gerald Alan | Secretary | 1994-02-28 | — | British |
| BIRD, Bellman | Director | 1994-02-28 | Jan 1959 | British |
| DOBBS, Gerald Alan | Director | 1994-02-28 | Mar 1960 | British |
| SCOTNEY, Ross Paul | Director | 2024-11-20 | May 1986 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-02-28 | 1994-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & B Scaffolding Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-09-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.