LANCS & CUMBRIA LIFTS (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive

06949010 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-01

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 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.9y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	—	£61.8k
Current assets	—	£581.5k
Cash	—	£286.3k
Debtors	—	£292.3k
Net assets	—	£3.7k
Average employees	1400	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 2 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-07-09
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2026-06-19
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address · AD01
2026-03-25
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officers · CH01
2026-03-19
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officers · CH01
2026-03-19
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officers · CH01
2026-03-18
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officers · CH01
2026-03-18
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officers · CH01
2026-03-18
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officers · CH01
2026-03-13
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address · AD01
2026-03-12
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officers · CH01
2025-09-15
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officers · AP01
2025-09-15
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officers · AP01
2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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PRIOR, Gina appointed
director
2025-03-19
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WILLIAMS, Sebastian Matthew appointed
director
2024-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-11-02
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mortgage · MR04
2023-11-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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officers · TM01
2022-06-28
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WALSH, James Thomas resigned
director
2022-04-25
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officers · AP01
2022-04-01
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EARNSHAW, Stuart Ian appointed
director
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
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WALSH, James Thomas appointed
director
2019-10-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
2019-05-22
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PEARSON, Thomas Edward resigned
director
2018-08-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2016-03-25
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DARLOW, Aaron Paul resigned
director
2015-06-24
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PEARSON, Thomas Edward appointed
director
2015-06-16
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FISHWICK, Brian William resigned
director
2013-07-08
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GREEN, Paul resigned
director
2012-08-10
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ROWLEY, Lauren Kate appointed
director
2012-08-10
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DARLOW, Aaron Paul appointed
director
2012-08-10
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GREEN, Paul appointed
director
2011-10-05
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FISHWICK, Brian William appointed
director
2011-10-05
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GREEN, Paul resigned
director
2009-07-01
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Company incorporated
As LANCS & CUMBRIA LIFTS (UK) LTD
2009-07-01
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SHARPLES, Frederick Alan appointed
director
2009-07-01
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GREEN, Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-15

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Frederick Alan Sharples Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64	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

Incorporated2009-07-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

C/O Dodd & Co Clint Mill

Cornmarket

Penrith

CA11 7HW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15OVERDUE

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

EARNSHAW, Stuart Ian→

director · ~42y · appointed 2022-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PRIOR, Gina→

director · ~39y · appointed 2025-03-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROWLEY, Lauren Kate→

director · ~38y · appointed 2012-08-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHARPLES, Frederick Alan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-01

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Active

WILLIAMS, Sebastian Matthew→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-03-19

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Active

DARLOW, Aaron Paul→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2016-03-25

Resigned

FISHWICK, Brian William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2015-06-16

Resigned

GREEN, Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2013-07-08

Resigned

GREEN, Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2011-10-05

Resigned

PEARSON, Thomas Edward→

director · ~37y · appointed 2015-06-24 · resigned 2019-05-22

Resigned

WALSH, James Thomas→

director · ~32y · appointed 2021-03-16 · resigned 2022-06-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	4 properties	28/10/2019	04/03/2024
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	16/08/2018	02/11/2023

Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-07-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-06-19