SOUTHERN DERBYSHIRE LIFT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04925179 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-08

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

59 officers (6 active, 59 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (134 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
2025-11-17
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officers · TM02
2025-11-17
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officers · AP04
2025-11-17
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officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
2025-11-01
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EQUITIX MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-11-01
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LLOYD, James Thomas appointed
director
2025-11-01
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HERON, Rosie Ann resigned
secretary
2025-11-01
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DUCK, Andrew Neil resigned
director
2025-10-03
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PRATT, Marcus Lazer appointed
director
2025-09-24
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accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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officers · TM01
2025-09-03
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officers · AP01
2025-08-21
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VERMEER, Daniel Marinus Maria appointed
director
2025-08-21
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HARDING, Peter James, Dr resigned
director
2024-10-15
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accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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CROWTHER, Simon Paul resigned
director
2024-03-28
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officers · AP01
2024-03-28
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officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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WEAVER, James Michael appointed
director
2024-03-01
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FITCH, Jane Angela, Dr resigned
director
2024-01-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP03
2024-01-01
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DUGGAN, Michael George resigned
secretary
2024-01-01
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HERON, Rosie Ann appointed
secretary
2024-01-01
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FITCH, Jane Angela, Dr appointed
director
2024-01-01
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William resigned
director
2023-11-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-06
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accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts · AA
2022-10-01
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DOUGLASS, Charlotte Sophie Ellen resigned
director
2022-10-01
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HARDING, Peter James, Dr appointed
director
2022-09-09
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CROWTHER, Simon Paul appointed
director
2022-05-28
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JONES, William Tudor resigned
director
2021-10-01
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William appointed
director
2021-09-30
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COATES, Richard John resigned
director
2021-02-24
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty resigned
director
2020-10-30
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William resigned
director
2020-10-26
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William appointed
director
2020-08-16
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William resigned
director
2020-08-07
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William appointed
director
2019-10-31
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William resigned
director
2019-10-30
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GRINONNEAU, Mark William appointed
director
2019-04-28
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IBELL, Brian resigned
director
2019-04-24
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DUCK, Andrew Neil appointed
director

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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 77 — 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 77 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: HERON, Rosie Ann resigned 2025-11-01; DUCK, Andrew Neil resigned 2025-11-01; HARDING, Peter James, Dr resigned 2025-08-21

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Primary Plus (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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Community Health Partnerships Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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SOUTHERN DERBYSHIRE LIFT COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 04925179

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Primary Plus (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Community Health Partnerships Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit G1 Ash Tree Court

Nottingham Business Park

Nottingham

NG8 6PY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-18

Last: 2025-11-04