ADVANCED LIFTING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09236686 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-26
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees3300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-11-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-11-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-30
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    HARPER, Darren resigned
    director
  18. 2017-09-30
    ➖
    RANDS, Eric resigned
    director
  19. 2017-09-30
    ➖
    RANDS, Gary resigned
    director
  20. 2014-11-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Positive Cashflow Finance Limited
  21. 2014-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LIFTING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  22. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    LATHAM, Steven John appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    HARPER, Darren appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    RANDS, Eric appointed
    director
  25. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    RANDS, Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven John Latham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
—50–75%50-75% voting26/09/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Eric Randsceased 26/09/2017· significant influence
  • Mr Gary Randsceased 26/09/2017· significant influence
  • Mr Darren Harperceased 26/09/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

Ground Floor, Dearing House 1 Young Street
Broomhall
Sheffield
S1 4UP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LATHAM, Steven John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARPER, Darren→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned
RANDS, Eric→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned
RANDS, Gary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Positive Cashflow Finance
Positive Cashflow Finance Limited
A registered charge2 properties19/11/2014—
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-02