GREENWOOD SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
Company number 07717492 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Greenwood Scaffolding Limited demonstrates a notably strong financial position relative to typical regional scaffolding contractors, with nearly £3M in net assets and over £1M in cash providing significant operational resilience and competitive advantage in a sector where thin capitalisation is common. However, the declining trajectory in net assets (from £3.1M in 2022 to £3.0M in 2025), reduced employee headcount, and a £379k net decline in tangible asset carrying values suggest the business may be experiencing margin pressure or deliberate contraction. The company's position within the Greenwood Holdings NW group structure provides financial flexibility, though the absence of published profit & loss data obscures the underlying trading performance that will determine whether this balance sheet strength can be sustained through the current construction sector headwinds.
Shareholders' funds
£2,996,971
Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2011-07-25
- Employees
- 42 (2025 accounts · was 44 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Plot D Mode Wheel Road South, Salford, Manchester, M50 1DG
- Postcode
- M50 1DG
- Capital
- 110 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-31
- Financial year end
- 31 October
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-25
- Next due by
- 2027-08-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 43999 Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 2 current · 1 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by GREENWOOD HOLDINGS NW LIMITED — since 2023-07-28
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OPTIMA RESTAURANTS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB469463 (Tier 2), registered since 2022.
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Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GRACE SCAFFOLDING (SALFORD) LIMITED | 2011-10-17 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| COWGILL HOLLOWAY LLP 49 PETER STREET, 4TH FLOOR, MANCHESTER, M2 3NG, UNITED KINGDOM | 2011-10-17 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 545 similar companies in M
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (42 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2011.
Competitors Manchester
This company ranks 9 among other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified in Manchester.
The class of 2011
28%
of the 3,725 companies in this sector incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 67% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2013-11-11
- Where
- Greater Manchester
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM370847 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2013-11-11 | — |
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