AUSTIN LIFTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03537103 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,680
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,732 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£29kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.4k£11.4k
Current assets£23.9k£28.5k
Net assets£2.7k£7.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2016-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-30
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2011-02-01
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    NAVIN, Ashley Louise appointed
    secretary
  15. 2011-02-01
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    RUSSELL, Brian Vernon resigned
    secretary
  16. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    NAVIN, Malcolm appointed
    director
  17. 2006-11-01
    ➖
    NAVIN, Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Brian Vernon appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-01
    ➖
    NAVIN, Caroline resigned
    director
  20. 2003-05-20
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    NAVIN, Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    NAVIN, Caroline appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-20
    ➖
    NAVIN, Malcolm resigned
    director
  24. 2003-04-07
    ➖
    DEGRIJS, Jannie Margrethe resigned
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-01
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-11-22
    ➖
    KELLEY, Stephen resigned
    director
  27. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    KELLEY, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 1998-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AUSTIN LIFTS LIMITED
  29. 1998-03-30
    ➕
    DEGRIJS, Jannie Margrethe appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-03-30
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-03-30
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-03-30
    ➕
    NAVIN, Malcolm appointed
    director
  33. 1998-03-30
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1998-03-30
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Navin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

36 Cavendish Road
Jesmond
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 2NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

NAVIN, Ashley Louise→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAVIN, Malcolm→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-11-01
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Active
CAMPBELL, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned
DEGRIJS, Jannie Margrethe→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned
NAVIN, Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
RUSSELL, Brian Vernon→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 1998-03-30
Resigned
KELLEY, Stephen→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 1999-11-22
Resigned
NAVIN, Caroline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
NAVIN, Malcolm→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 1998-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-01