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narrow aisle limited Company Information

Company Number

01250894

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Directors

Donald Houston

James Porter

Shareholders

narrow aisle holdings limited

Group Structure

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Industry

Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment

Registered Address

3 waterfront business park, dudley road, brierley hill, west midlands, DY5 1LX

Website

http://www.flexi.co.uk

narrow aisle limited Estimated Valuation

£27.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NARROW AISLE LIMITED at £27.1m based on Net Assets of £12.8m and 2.12x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Narrow Aisle Limited is a live company located in brierley hill, DY5 1LX with a Companies House number of 01250894. It operates in the manufacture of lifting and handling equipment sector, SIC Code 28220. Founded in March 1976, it's largest shareholder is narrow aisle holdings limited with a 100% stake. Narrow Aisle Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £32m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Narrow Aisle Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

5 Strong

3 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £32m, make it larger than the average company (£15m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 14%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.8%)

EXPORT

Narrow Aisle Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £32 million and the company has net assets of £12.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Narrow Aisle Limited has 78 employees and maintains cash reserves of £83 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	31,983,686	29,689,549	24,648,287	21,850,825	24,542,053	24,772,228	22,408,367	19,470,615	19,304,093	18,552,045	18,528,797	18,204,207	17,030,117	10,665,058	10,870,319
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	25,036,031	24,560,669	19,699,353	17,283,910	19,732,720	19,980,995	18,060,580	14,730,627	15,188,932	15,400,571	15,553,343	15,314,515	14,478,216	8,797,151	0
Gross Profit	6,947,655	5,128,880	4,948,934	4,566,915	4,809,333	4,791,233	4,347,787	4,739,988	4,115,161	3,151,474	2,975,454	2,889,692	2,551,901	1,867,907	0
Admin Expenses	4,994,791	4,156,039	3,964,552	3,729,264	3,819,462	3,124,046	2,903,646	2,741,177	2,388,261	2,925,577	2,824,589	2,543,836	2,304,990	2,061,592	-145,867
Operating Profit	1,952,864	972,841	984,382	837,651	989,871	1,667,187	1,444,141	1,998,811	1,726,900	225,897	150,865	345,856	246,911	-193,685	145,867
Interest Payable	447,287	259,878	48,060	61,005	97,372	1,861	6,533	3,879	9,209	8,881	8,736	8,559	21,175	19,435	20,110
Interest Receivable	895	373	1,131	435	6,125	7,265	10,119	3,153	122	28	1,476	404	290	898	39
Pre-Tax Profit	1,506,472	713,336	937,453	777,081	898,624	1,672,591	1,447,727	1,998,085	1,717,813	217,044	143,605	337,701	226,026	-212,222	125,796
Tax	-72,682	3,927	139,896	92,597	414,254	-98,569	-283,964	-393,431	-192,056	-60,128	-51,530	-97,161	-55,029	76,273	-19,805
Profit After Tax	1,433,790	717,263	1,077,349	869,678	1,312,878	1,574,022	1,163,763	1,604,654	1,525,757	156,916	92,075	240,540	170,997	-135,949	105,991
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	750,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	250,000	0
Retained Profit	1,433,790	717,263	1,077,349	869,678	1,312,878	824,022	1,163,763	1,604,654	1,525,757	156,916	92,075	240,540	170,997	-385,949	105,991
Employee Costs	4,402,584	3,600,952	3,179,010	3,162,645	3,251,992	2,867,374	2,579,578	2,440,447	2,506,019	2,499,900	2,486,762	2,160,217	1,973,632	1,735,920	1,846,140
Number Of Employees	78	74	79	79	79	69	69	70	78	79	79	73	68	64	71
EBITDA*	2,029,133	1,029,699	1,040,069	879,164	1,016,600	1,714,235	1,504,450	2,055,470	1,782,220	280,291	200,588	389,495	302,140	-123,237	219,456

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	272,057	147,425	196,266	168,269	118,257	53,493	859,688	893,050	938,977	787,707	807,215	757,484	798,045	851,895	917,458
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16,000
Total Fixed Assets	272,057	147,425	196,266	168,269	118,257	53,493	859,688	893,050	938,977	787,707	807,215	757,484	798,045	851,895	933,458
Stock & work in progress	6,518,707	5,861,151	4,476,585	2,847,895	3,011,758	2,550,596	1,791,117	2,497,309	1,775,372	4,194,951	3,310,272	3,130,321	3,034,523	2,805,585	2,770,930
Trade Debtors	4,161,332	3,453,642	2,770,023	2,295,920	2,523,026	2,010,536	2,521,474	1,912,170	2,453,205	2,537,705	2,373,360	2,225,564	2,144,268	1,223,285	1,200,007
Group Debtors	11,286,889	11,042,284	11,956,345	8,424,336	7,079,539	5,331,666	3,091,506	2,770,726	2,013,309	114,570	49,959	107,035	73,989	52,097	63,397
Misc Debtors	321,562	376,984	345,297	376,572	286,040	326,076	156,665	202,832	213,668	227,222	211,252	191,009	146,305	102,924	155,915
Cash	83,000	307,471	638,057	1,194,542	1,064,849	222,668	2,724,087	1,479,083	169,182	24,349	97,107	218,988	187,192	79,838	82,126
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	22,371,490	21,041,532	20,186,307	15,139,265	13,965,212	10,441,542	10,284,849	8,862,120	6,624,736	7,098,797	6,041,950	5,872,917	5,586,277	4,263,729	4,272,375
total assets	22,643,547	21,188,957	20,382,573	15,307,534	14,083,469	10,495,035	11,144,537	9,755,170	7,563,713	7,886,504	6,849,165	6,630,401	6,384,322	5,115,624	5,205,833
Bank overdraft	1,681,042	2,388,578	1,836,143	0	650,808	111,139	161,780	103,169	0	438,148	549,745	371,239	178,424	89,160	74,898
Bank loan	0	0	0	213	0	0	0	0	0	17,098	16,225	16,225	17,417	17,417	0
Trade Creditors	2,945,912	2,057,801	2,229,303	2,371,411	1,857,485	1,663,890	1,177,987	1,362,333	1,110,406	1,575,633	1,799,409	2,013,247	1,777,426	1,360,839	725,329
Group/Directors Accounts	550,487	0	0	470,425	381,286	46,258	0	0	0	0	0	0	16,000	168,856	989,783
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,475	21,233	21,233	21,233	25,225	52,843	57,647
other current liabilities	1,759,904	1,550,920	1,089,314	924,768	893,579	1,313,787	1,221,527	2,013,307	1,542,766	1,654,319	1,218,359	1,414,074	960,268	496,245	730,543
total current liabilities	6,937,345	5,997,299	5,154,760	3,766,817	3,783,158	3,135,074	2,561,294	3,478,809	2,658,647	3,706,431	3,604,971	3,836,018	2,974,760	2,185,360	2,578,200
loans	2,904,979	3,844,991	4,600,000	2,000,000	1,627,872	0	2,045,104	897,085	1,130,644	1,769,336	975,370	601,815	1,440,292	1,197,174	162,001
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,475	26,708	47,941	65,183	0	52,843
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	32,104	11,338	9,747	0	1,400	1,800	4,000	8,900	8,700	11,644	5,414	0	0	0	293,750
total long term liabilities	2,937,083	3,856,329	4,609,747	2,000,000	1,629,272	1,800	2,049,104	905,985	1,139,344	1,786,455	1,007,492	649,756	1,505,475	1,197,174	508,594
total liabilities	9,874,428	9,853,628	9,764,507	5,766,817	5,412,430	3,136,874	4,610,398	4,384,794	3,797,991	5,492,886	4,612,463	4,485,774	4,480,235	3,382,534	3,086,794
net assets	12,769,119	11,335,329	10,618,066	9,540,717	8,671,039	7,358,161	6,534,139	5,370,376	3,765,722	2,393,618	2,236,702	2,144,627	1,904,087	1,733,090	2,119,039
total shareholders funds	12,769,119	11,335,329	10,618,066	9,540,717	8,671,039	7,358,161	6,534,139	5,370,376	3,765,722	2,393,618	2,236,702	2,144,627	1,904,087	1,733,090	2,119,039

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	1,952,864	972,841	984,382	837,651	989,871	1,667,187	1,444,141	1,998,811	1,726,900	225,897	150,865	345,856	246,911	-193,685	145,867
Depreciation	76,269	56,858	55,687	41,513	26,729	47,048	60,309	56,659	55,320	54,394	49,723	43,639	55,229	70,448	73,589
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-72,682	3,927	139,896	92,597	414,254	-98,569	-283,964	-393,431	-192,056	-60,128	-51,530	-97,161	-55,029	76,273	-19,805
Stock	657,556	1,384,566	1,628,690	-163,863	461,162	759,479	-706,192	721,937	-2,419,579	884,679	179,951	95,798	228,938	34,655	2,770,930
Debtors	896,873	-198,755	3,974,837	1,208,223	2,220,327	1,898,633	883,917	205,546	1,800,685	244,926	110,963	159,046	986,256	-57,013	1,435,319
Creditors	888,111	-171,502	-142,108	513,926	193,595	485,903	-184,346	251,927	-465,227	-223,776	-213,838	235,821	416,587	635,510	725,329
Accruals and Deferred Income	208,984	461,606	164,546	31,189	-420,208	92,260	-791,780	470,541	-111,553	435,960	-195,715	453,806	464,023	-234,298	730,543
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	20,766	1,591	9,747	-1,400	-400	-2,200	-4,900	200	-2,944	6,230	5,414	0	0	-293,750	293,750
Cash flow from operations	1,519,883	139,510	-4,391,377	471,116	-1,477,648	-466,483	61,735	1,457,224	1,629,334	-691,028	-545,995	727,117	-87,473	82,856	-2,256,976
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-200,901	-8,017	-83,684	-91,525	-91,493	759,147	-26,947	-10,732	-206,590	-34,886	-99,454	-3,078	-1,379	-4,885	-991,047
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-200,901	-8,017	-83,684	-91,525	-91,493	759,147	-26,947	-10,732	-206,590	-34,886	-99,454	-3,078	-1,379	-4,885	-991,047
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	-213	213	0	0	0	0	-17,098	873	0	-1,192	0	17,417	0
Group/Directors Accounts	550,487	0	-470,425	89,139	335,028	46,258	0	0	0	0	0	-16,000	-152,856	-820,927	989,783
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-940,012	-755,009	2,600,000	372,128	1,627,872	-2,045,104	1,148,019	-233,559	-638,692	793,966	373,555	-838,477	243,118	1,035,173	162,001
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5,475	-21,233	-21,233	-21,233	-21,234	37,565	-57,647	110,490
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-153,653	0	0	0	0	0	2,013,048
interest	-446,392	-259,505	-46,929	-60,570	-91,247	5,404	3,586	-726	-9,087	-8,853	-7,260	-8,155	-20,885	-18,537	-20,071
cash flow from financing	-835,917	-1,014,514	2,082,433	400,910	1,871,653	-1,993,442	1,151,605	-239,760	-839,763	764,753	345,062	-885,058	106,942	155,479	3,255,251
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-224,471	-330,586	-556,485	129,693	842,181	-2,501,419	1,245,004	1,309,901	144,833	-72,758	-121,881	31,796	107,354	-2,288	82,126
overdraft	-707,536	552,435	1,836,143	-650,808	539,669	-50,641	58,611	103,169	-438,148	-111,597	178,506	192,815	89,264	14,262	74,898
change in cash	483,065	-883,021	-2,392,628	780,501	302,512	-2,450,778	1,186,393	1,206,732	582,981	38,839	-300,387	-161,019	18,090	-16,550	7,228

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Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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NARROW AISLE LIMITED group structure

Narrow Aisle Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

NARROW AISLE GROUP TOPCO LIMITED

14360682

NARROW AISLE HOLDINGS LIMITED

11723508

2 parents

NARROW AISLE LIMITED

01250894

1 subsidiary

FLEXI FORKLIFT RENTAL LIMITED

01193533

NARROW AISLE LIMITED Shareholders

narrow aisle holdings limited

100%

Narrow Aisle Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Donald Houston (Jan 2019) and Mr James Porter (Jan 2019).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Donald Houston		63 years	Jan 2019	-	Director
Mr James Porter		73 years	Jan 2019	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

32m

+8%

operating profit

+101%

gross margin

21.8%

+25.75%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

12.8m

+0.13%

total assets

22.6m

+0.07%

cash

83k

-0.73%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

01250894

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

28220 - Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment

incorporation date

March 1976

ultimate parent company

NARROW AISLE GROUP TOPCO LIMITED

previous names

narrow aisle (u.k.) limited (September 1994)

primedrive limited (December 1976)

address

3 waterfront business park, dudley road, brierley hill, west midlands, DY5 1LX

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