A1 STAIRLIFTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07355885 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,109
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,035 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.9k | £61.7k |
| Current assets | £89.4k | £83.6k |
| Cash | £6.4k | £10.9k |
| Debtors | £56.4k | £61.7k |
| Net assets | £8.1k | £13.1k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08➖COPPEN, Stephen Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-29➖HAMMOND, John Austin Tim resigneddirector
- 2020-01-24➕COPPEN, Stephen Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31➕HAMMOND, John Austin Tim appointeddirector
- 2017-02-28➕DUNNE, Robert Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-07-26➖DUNNE, Robert resigneddirector
- 2016-07-25➕DUNNE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-07-25➖NORMINGTON, Daniel Mark resigneddirector
- 2010-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 STAIRLIFTS LIMITED
- 2010-08-24➕HARRISON, Simon appointeddirector
- 2010-08-24➕NORMINGTON, Daniel Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Anthony Dunne Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/02/2017 |
Mr Simon Harrison Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
56 South Street
Keighley
BD21 1DD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DUNNE, Robert Anthony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Simon→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COPPEN, Stephen Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-24 · resigned 2024-10-08
DUNNE, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-25 · resigned 2016-07-26
HAMMOND, John Austin Tim→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2020-02-29
NORMINGTON, Daniel Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-24 · resigned 2016-07-25
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08