ACADEMY LIFTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04391901 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£83.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33140SIC 33140
  • 33170SIC 33170
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £83,852
Net assets shrinking
Down £79,576 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£84k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£257k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£68k£136k£204k£272k£340kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£83.9k£165.9k
Current assets£256.9k£340.1k
Cash£91.9k£118.1k
Debtors£156.7k£213.7k
Net assets£83.9k£163.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2026-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2026-04-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2026-03-31
    ➕
    BEETSON, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  9. 2026-03-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Philip Mark Johnson
  10. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-28
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  13. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    JENKINS, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-05-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2020-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-04-14
    ➖
    STAPLETON, Mark John resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Philip Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    CRITCHLEY, John Douglas resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    CRITCHLEY, John Douglas resigned
    director
  26. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    CRITCHLEY, Pauline resigned
    director
  27. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    STAPLETON, Mark John appointed
    director
  28. 2003-11-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors
  29. 2002-06-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  30. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Philip Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    CRITCHLEY, John Douglas appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    CRITCHLEY, John Douglas appointed
    director
  33. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    CRITCHLEY, Pauline appointed
    director
  34. 2002-03-13
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-03-13
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2002-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY LIFTS LIMITED
  37. 2002-03-11
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-03-11
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Lift Maintenance Solutions Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lift Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACADEMY LIFTS LIMITED
This company · 04391901

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
Lift Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Mark Johnsonceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% shares

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 4 And 6 Sankey Bridges
Industrial Estate Liverpool Road
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 1QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

JOHNSON, Philip Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEETSON, Nicholas John→
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINS, Claire Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Philip Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRITCHLEY, John Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2002-03-13
Resigned
CRITCHLEY, John Douglas→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
CRITCHLEY, Pauline→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
STAPLETON, Mark John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2011-04-14
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2002-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Philip Mark Johnson
A registered charge1 property31/03/2026—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors
All assets debenture1 property21/11/2003—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property20/06/200213/04/2026
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22