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lift specialists limited Company Information

Company Number

03814919

Next Accounts

Jun 2025

Directors

John Day

Oliver Voutt

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Shareholders

john day

oliver voutt

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Group Structure

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Industry

Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment

Registered Address

unit 14 alpha business park, travellers way, welham green, hertfordshire, AL9 7NT

Website

www.liftspecialists.co.uk

lift specialists limited Estimated Valuation

£3.3m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LIFT SPECIALISTS LIMITED at £3.3m based on Net Assets of £1.3m and 2.48x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Lift Specialists Limited is a live company located in welham green, AL9 7NT with a Companies House number of 03814919. It operates in the repair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 33170. Founded in July 1999, it's largest shareholder is john day with a 100% stake. Lift Specialists Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £6.5m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Lift Specialists Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

7 Strong

3 Regular

2 Weak

Size

annual sales of £6.5m, make it larger than the average company (£599.6k)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 16%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.4%)

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Lift Specialists Limited's latest turnover from September 2023 is estimated at £6.5 million and the company has net assets of £1.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Lift Specialists Limited has 58 employees and maintains cash reserves of £638.8 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Mar 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Jan 2015	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Turnover	6,472,872	8,637,392	7,150,503	4,095,637	11,088,522	8,116,967	7,711,142	8,072,326	5,035,875	11,558,190	9,499,717	6,422,830	5,625,815	4,638,264	4,253,016
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	4,706,400	6,058,522	5,223,080	3,023,283	8,735,977	6,259,073	5,768,855	5,872,786	3,582,562	8,789,001	7,339,052	4,824,507	4,118,216	3,444,934	3,134,044
Gross Profit	1,766,472	2,578,869	1,927,423	1,072,354	2,352,545	1,857,894	1,942,287	2,199,540	1,453,313	2,769,189	2,160,665	1,598,323	1,507,599	1,193,330	1,118,972
Admin Expenses	2,182,760	2,411,906	2,294,765	1,115,080	2,058,988	1,666,075	1,733,302	1,821,469	1,145,521	2,765,924	1,759,788	1,216,933	1,110,184	917,331	814,135
Operating Profit	-416,288	166,963	-367,342	-42,726	293,557	191,819	208,985	378,071	307,792	3,265	400,877	381,390	397,415	275,999	304,837
Interest Payable	20,826	26,098	19,557	14,682	28,719	29,771	101,133	119,244	95,616	219,940	157,632	110,306	87,144	23,489	38,416
Interest Receivable	37,575	21,671	590	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	3	0	1
Pre-Tax Profit	-399,538	162,536	-386,310	-57,408	264,838	162,048	107,852	258,827	212,176	-216,675	243,245	271,140	310,274	252,510	266,422
Tax	0	-30,882	0	404,767	-54,390	-46,143	-15,607	-53,082	-34,883	28,728	-54,298	-60,723	-72,692	-56,874	-58,227
Profit After Tax	-399,538	131,654	-386,310	347,359	210,448	115,905	92,245	205,745	177,293	-187,947	188,947	210,417	237,582	195,636	208,195
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66,000	135,000	150,000	135,000	110,000	126,000
Retained Profit	-399,538	131,654	-386,310	347,359	210,448	115,905	92,245	205,745	177,293	-253,947	53,947	60,417	102,582	85,636	82,195
Employee Costs	2,048,583	2,613,121	2,579,336	2,506,811	2,344,357	2,793,456	2,561,244	2,225,870	1,567,388	3,238,503	2,643,429	1,595,143	1,619,091	1,340,595	0
Number Of Employees	58	73	73	69	70	70	73	64	42	91	79	48	52	45	0
EBITDA*	-350,369	245,510	-313,777	-28,574	322,923	203,797	222,175	393,714	319,329	56,080	418,209	392,375	423,273	305,307	329,770

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Mar 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Jan 2015	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Tangible Assets	523,956	282,648	182,879	90,713	85,865	45,488	42,326	34,046	41,391	52,378	99,470	30,145	46,156	69,451	63,301
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	0
Total Fixed Assets	523,956	282,648	182,879	90,713	85,865	45,488	42,326	34,046	41,391	52,378	99,470	30,145	46,156	69,451	63,301
Stock & work in progress	553,414	879,656	850,116	2,269,059	2,078,999	2,338,145	2,416,222	2,133,438	1,625,715	1,819,994	2,071,408	1,378,000	985,500	771,000	679,000
Trade Debtors	1,053,324	1,348,844	1,012,132	1,003,493	1,363,850	1,588,308	852,870	590,333	553,254	626,137	735,349	1,058,008	924,233	559,625	790,068
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	84,443	113,532	212,674	356,497	106,737	102,423	99,735	96,357	0	135,856	184,593	128,021	107,176	100,589	96,295
Cash	638,802	792,643	1,133,631	45,981	300	300	481	316	300	11,858	9,262	3,251	446	15,881	15,176
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	2,329,983	3,134,675	3,208,553	3,675,030	3,549,886	4,029,176	3,369,308	2,820,444	2,179,269	2,593,845	3,000,612	2,567,280	2,017,355	1,447,095	1,580,539
total assets	2,853,939	3,417,323	3,391,432	3,765,743	3,635,751	4,074,664	3,411,634	2,854,490	2,220,660	2,646,223	3,100,082	2,597,425	2,063,511	1,516,546	1,643,840
Bank overdraft	62,499	125,442	0	0	54,266	212,155	445,629	233,020	15,867	216,000	328,536	294,719	45,806	269,350	292,899
Bank loan	0	0	125,443	72,981	70,865	66,814	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	838,338	1,119,638	1,193,435	1,400,058	1,297,213	1,824,761	1,515,818	1,403,398	1,041,392	1,379,884	2,011,834	1,350,640	1,110,912	712,349	886,312
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	102,329	18,740	40,240	0	0	0	8,137	219,498	10,952	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	23,637	16,855	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,168	9,540	12,780	20,220	20,552
other current liabilities	488,666	660,949	526,185	512,228	723,142	663,909	555,556	410,186	551,942	577,831	194,500	403,614	297,027	195,681	216,185
total current liabilities	1,413,140	1,922,884	1,947,392	2,004,007	2,185,726	2,767,639	2,517,003	2,046,604	1,617,338	2,393,213	2,553,990	2,058,513	1,466,525	1,197,600	1,415,948
loans	62,500	119,792	262,008	180,792	217,819	288,683	0	0	0	0	31,111	84,445	191,111	0	0
hp & lease commitments	64,201	60,961	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	674	8,842	19,023	31,496	29,490
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	0	0	0	12,602	11,223	7,807	0	5,500	6,681	8,662	16,012	1,277	2,921	6,101	2,689
total long term liabilities	126,701	180,753	262,008	193,394	229,042	296,490	0	5,500	6,681	8,662	47,797	94,564	213,055	37,597	32,179
total liabilities	1,539,841	2,103,637	2,209,400	2,197,401	2,414,768	3,064,129	2,517,003	2,052,104	1,624,019	2,401,875	2,601,787	2,153,077	1,679,580	1,235,197	1,448,127
net assets	1,314,098	1,313,686	1,182,032	1,568,342	1,220,983	1,010,535	894,631	802,386	596,641	244,348	498,295	444,348	383,931	281,349	195,713
total shareholders funds	1,314,098	1,313,686	1,182,032	1,568,342	1,220,983	1,010,535	894,631	802,386	596,641	244,348	498,295	444,348	383,931	281,349	195,713

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Mar 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Jan 2015	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-416,288	166,963	-367,342	-42,726	293,557	191,819	208,985	378,071	307,792	3,265	400,877	381,390	397,415	275,999	304,837
Depreciation	65,919	78,547	53,565	14,152	29,366	11,978	13,190	15,643	11,537	52,815	17,332	10,985	25,858	29,308	24,933
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	-30,882	0	404,767	-54,390	-46,143	-15,607	-53,082	-34,883	28,728	-54,298	-60,723	-72,692	-56,874	-58,227
Stock	-326,242	29,540	-1,418,943	190,060	-259,146	-78,077	282,784	507,723	1,625,715	1,819,994	693,408	392,500	214,500	92,000	679,000
Debtors	-324,609	237,570	-135,184	-110,597	-220,144	738,126	265,915	133,436	553,254	761,993	-266,087	154,620	371,195	-226,149	886,363
Creditors	-281,300	-73,797	-206,623	102,845	-527,548	308,943	112,420	362,006	1,041,392	1,379,884	661,194	239,728	398,563	-173,963	886,312
Accruals and Deferred Income	-172,283	134,764	13,957	-210,914	59,233	108,353	145,370	-141,756	551,942	577,831	-209,114	106,587	101,346	-20,504	216,185
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	0	0	-12,602	1,379	3,416	7,807	-5,500	-1,181	6,681	8,662	14,735	-1,644	-3,180	3,412	2,689
Cash flow from operations	-153,101	8,485	1,035,082	190,040	282,924	-77,292	-89,841	-81,458	-294,508	-530,802	403,405	129,203	261,615	191,527	-188,634
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-307,227	-178,316	-145,731	-19,000	-69,743	-15,140	-21,470	-8,298	-52,928	-105,193	-86,657	5,026	-2,563	-35,458	-88,234
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-307,227	-178,316	-145,731	-19,000	-69,743	-15,140	-21,470	-8,298	-52,928	-105,193	-86,657	5,026	-2,563	-35,458	-88,234
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	-125,443	52,462	2,116	4,051	66,814	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	-102,329	83,589	-21,500	40,240	0	0	-8,137	8,137	219,498	10,952	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-57,292	-142,216	81,216	-37,027	-70,864	288,683	0	0	0	0	-53,334	-106,666	191,111	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	10,022	77,816	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9,540	-13,421	-19,913	1,674	50,042
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	399,950	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	419,348	498,295	0	0	0	0	113,518
interest	16,749	-4,427	-18,967	-14,682	-28,719	-29,771	-101,133	-119,244	-95,616	-219,940	-157,632	-110,250	-87,141	-23,489	-38,415
cash flow from financing	369,429	-296,599	198,300	-71,093	-55,292	325,725	-101,133	-127,381	331,869	497,853	-209,554	-230,337	84,057	-21,815	125,145
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-153,841	-340,988	1,087,650	45,681	0	-181	165	16	300	11,858	6,011	2,805	-15,435	705	15,176
overdraft	-62,943	125,442	0	-54,266	-157,889	-233,474	212,609	217,153	15,867	216,000	33,817	248,913	-223,544	-23,549	292,899
change in cash	-90,898	-466,430	1,087,650	99,947	157,889	233,293	-212,444	-217,137	-15,567	-204,142	-27,806	-246,108	208,109	24,254	-277,723

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LIFT SPECIALISTS LIMITED group structure

Lift Specialists Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

LIFT SPECIALISTS LIMITED

03814919

1 subsidiary

LIFT SPECIALISTS BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD

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LIFT SPECIALISTS LIMITED Shareholders

john day	99.98%
oliver voutt	0.01%
paul cooper	0.01%
denise cooper	0.01%

Lift Specialists Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr John Day (Jul 2014) and Mr Oliver Voutt (Sep 2020).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr John Day		73 years	Jul 2014	-	Director
Mr Oliver Voutt		44 years	Sep 2020	-	Director
Mr Nicholas Morris	England	58 years	May 2024	-	Director
Mr Felix Alvares	England	50 years	May 2024	-	Director
Mr David Sharp	England	57 years	May 2024	-	Director

P&L

September 2023

turnover

6.5m

-25%

operating profit

-416.3k

gross margin

27.3%

-8.6%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

September 2023

net assets

1.3m

total assets

2.9m

-0.16%

cash

638.8k

-0.19%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

03814919

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment

incorporation date

July 1999

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

swale maintenance company limited (September 2000)

address

unit 14 alpha business park, travellers way, welham green, hertfordshire, AL9 7NT

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