ABBEY LIFTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01667840 · ltd · incorporated 1982-09-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 35.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£76.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 35.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
26 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £76,231

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£110k
Net Worth
£76k
Current Assets
£137k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£77.5k
Current assets£137.5k
Cash£110.2k
Debtors£27.3k
Net assets£76.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-30
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    GASKIN, Trevor Edward resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-30
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    SMITH, Ryan Michael resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2025-09-30
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    SHEEHAN, Kerry appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-30
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    TAYLOR, Jonathan appointed
    director
  9. 2025-09-30
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    GLEAVE, Marcus George resigned
    director
  10. 2025-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-09-30
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-09-30
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-07-09
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  14. 2025-07-09
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  15. 2025-07-09
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  16. 2025-07-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-06-30
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    GREENWOOD, Philip Edwin appointed
    director
  18. 2025-06-30
    ➕
    HARVEY, Lindsay Eric appointed
    director
  19. 2025-06-30
    ➕
    LOWE, Charles Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2025-06-30
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    GLEAVE, Marcus George appointed
    director
  21. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  24. 2023-10-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2023-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2023-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2023-10-12
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    officers · TM01
  29. 2023-10-12
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  30. 2023-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2023-10-10
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    GASKIN, Trevor Edward appointed
    director
  32. 2023-10-10
    ➖
    LOMAX, Gregory Paul resigned
    director
  33. 2023-10-10
    ➖
    LOMAX, Janice Lynden resigned
    director
  34. 2023-10-10
    ➖
    MORGAN, Colin resigned
    director
  35. 2023-10-10
    ➖
    MORGAN, Susan Margaret resigned
    director
  36. 2023-10-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Ryan Michael appointed
    director
  37. 2019-01-09
    ➕
    LOMAX, Gregory Paul appointed
    director
  38. 2019-01-09
    ➕
    LOMAX, Janice Lynden appointed
    director
  39. 2018-05-31
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    LOMAX, Gregory Paul resigned
    director
  40. 2018-05-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Janice Lynden resigned
    director
  41. 2016-02-29
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Peter Leslie resigned
    secretary
  42. 2015-06-05
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    LOMAX, Gregory Paul appointed
    director
  43. 2015-06-05
    ➕
    MORGAN, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  44. 2015-06-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  45. 2010-12-01
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    TAYLOR, Janice Lynden resigned
    secretary
  46. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Peter Leslie appointed
    secretary
  47. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    MORGAN, Colin appointed
    director
  48. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Janice Lynden appointed
    director
  49. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Peter Leslie resigned
    director
  50. 2009-03-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Janice Lynden resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GASKIN, Trevor Edward resigned 2025-12-30; GLEAVE, Marcus George resigned 2025-09-30; SMITH, Ryan Michael resigned 2025-12-30

Group structure

Elserv Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Elserv Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABBEY LIFTS LIMITED
This company · 01667840

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elserv Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Janice Lynden Lomaxceased 10/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

127 A & B Old Street
Clevedon
Bristol
Somerset
BS21 6BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)

GREENWOOD, Philip Edwin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Lindsay Eric→
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWE, Charles Richard→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEEHAN, Kerry→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Jonathan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Janice Lynden→
secretary · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Peter Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned
GASKIN, Trevor Edward→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-10 · resigned 2025-12-30
Resigned
GLEAVE, Marcus George→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-06-30 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
HOLBROOK, Andre James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
LOMAX, Gregory Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-01-09 · resigned 2023-10-10
Resigned
LOMAX, Gregory Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-05 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
LOMAX, Janice Lynden→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-01-09 · resigned 2023-10-10
Resigned
MORGAN, Colin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2023-10-10
Resigned
MORGAN, Susan Margaret→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-06-05 · resigned 2023-10-10
Resigned
SMITH, Ryan Michael→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-10-10 · resigned 2025-12-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Janice Lynden→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
TAYLOR, Janice Lynden→
director · ~75y · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Peter Leslie→
director · ~80y · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property21/06/199005/06/2015

Recent filings (136 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18