D & B SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1M
+17.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£9.5M
+5.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
44
+4.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£685K
+112.8% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,107,129 | £18,513,077 | £18,867,226 | £14,252,698 | £15,408,474 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £788,103 | £953,705 | £1,728,564 | £359,571 | £484,560 | +34.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £855,494 | £1,025,809 | £1,770,836 | £322,098 | £685,268 | +112.8% | |
| Net profit | £855,494 | £967,964 | £1,229,924 | £186,500 | £477,745 | +156.2% | |
| Cash | £2,278,963 | £3,920,471 | £5,948,601 | £6,046,610 | £7,100,411 | +17.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,195,071 | £7,730,147 | £9,151,922 | £9,169,907 | £9,647,250 | +5.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,195,071 | £7,563,035 | £8,792,959 | £8,979,459 | £9,457,204 | +5.3% | |
| Equity | £7,195,071 | £7,563,035 | £8,792,959 | £8,979,459 | £9,457,204 | +5.3% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 44 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,211,262 | £1,779,514 | £2,000,403 | £2,154,129 | £2,327,095 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £411,200 | £329,700 | £334,700 | £352,200 | £575,717 | +63.5% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 2.5% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 12.3% | 18.9% | 3.9% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.17x | 2.41x | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 21.85x |
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.”
Significant events
- “The challenges experienced during the year have largely arisen from the slowdown in the London housing and construction markets. This has been driven by the introduction of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) regime and additional administrative requirements for developers, including government portal processes, which have significantly extended project timelines.”
- “While the company continues to adopt a cautious and measured approach to future decisions and investments, the directors remain optimistic that the housing market, and London in particular, will show signs of improvement during 2026.”
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 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.