SOUTHERN DERBYSHIRE LIFT (MIDCO) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04993390 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-12

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 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.5y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

190 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

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 (136 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
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 · TM01
2025-11-17
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officers · AP04
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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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP03
2024-01-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
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
2023-12-15
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accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
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

Southern Derbyshire Lift Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Southern Derbyshire Lift Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SOUTHERN DERBYSHIRE LIFT (MIDCO) LIMITED

This company · 04993390

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Southern Derbyshire Lift Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2003-12-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

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