INNOVATIVE SCAFFOLD SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-29 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-15
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+92.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+63.1% vs 2023
Employees
227
+20.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+57.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £23,753,006 | £32,871,754 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,233,557 | £3,271,950 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,051,589 | £3,223,123 | |
| Net profit | £58,140 | £44,770 | — | — | £2,672,643 | £3,473,123 | |
| Cash | £752 | £31,001 | — | — | £2,575,633 | £4,969,558 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,926,136 | £8,950,396 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £5,190,746 | £8,463,869 | |
| Equity | — | — | £1,480,297 | £2,518,102 | £5,190,746 | £8,463,869 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | 189 | 227 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | £13,695,884 | £17,639,464 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £426,791 | £485,965 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+38.4%
£23,753,006 £32,871,754
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Cash
+92.9%
£2,575,633 £4,969,558
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+63.1%
£5,190,746 £8,463,869
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Employees
+20.1%
189 227
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+46.5%
£2,233,557 £3,271,950
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Profit before tax
+57.1%
£2,051,589 £3,223,123
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Wages
+28.8%
£13,695,884 £17,639,464
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.4% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 37.7% | 36.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 44.8% | 40.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.53x | 2.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 11.08x | 27.98x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- JS. Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed that the actions and strategies available to them mitigate business threats, the forecasts demonstrated that the group could operate within its available funding arrangements. Therefore, as there is a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, the Directors have concluded this does not represent a material uncertainty with regards to going concern.”
Group structure
- INNOVATIVE SCAFFOLD SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited 100%
- Palmers Scaffolding (North West) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 also saw the complete renewal of the Transport Fleet at the group, which equated to over 60 vehicles.”
- “The group has also continued with its Capital Expenditure investment in scaffolding stock in both traditional tube and fittings and system scaffolding (Layher).”
- “We have secured further works at Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station and are well placed to secure further opportunities.”
- “The group has implemented a new Financial Accounting software package (Sun Systems) which allows much more accurate and timely reporting to be operated and reviewed at predetermined intervals to improve business performance.”
- “The group has now introduced a new, more streamlined payroll system to compliment Sun Systems (Mitrefinch) and this is now successfully up and running.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTT, Adam Colin | Director | 2016-12-16 | Aug 1995 | British |
| BUTT, Colin Charles | Director | 2021-01-31 | Aug 1943 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Michael Timothy | Director | 2021-12-07 | 2026-01-30 |
| MORRISON, Donald Joseph | Director | 2019-12-07 | 2021-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-30 | Active |
| Mr Colin Charles Butt | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-16 | Ceased 2026-01-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.