ALBION STAIRLIFTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08978014 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-04

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£43.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47749

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £43,040

Cash YoY

+9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£105k

↑ 8.5% YoY

Net Worth

£43k

↑ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£105k

↑ 8.1% 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	£43.0k	£35.6k
Current assets	£104.7k	£96.9k
Cash	£104.6k	£96.4k
Debtors	£139	£478
Net assets	£43.0k	£35.6k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2025-07-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA
2018-11-19
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accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-10-05
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accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-03
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annual-return · AR01
2014-06-16
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accounts · AA01
2014-04-04
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Company incorporated
As ALBION STAIRLIFTS LIMITED
2014-04-04
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CUNLIFFE, Karl appointed
director
2014-04-04
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Karl Cunliffe Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	03/04/2017

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

Incorporated2014-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

Unit 10 Chalon Way Industrial Estate Chalon Way East

Salisbury Street

St Helens

Merseyside

WA10 1AU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CUNLIFFE, Karl→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-04-04

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