OMEGA LIFT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC243098 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.8y

95/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £210,461

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£454k£908k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Gross profit£1.44M—
Operating profit£205.7k—
Profit before tax£210.5k—
Total assets—£1.99M
Current assets—£2.27M
Cash—£1.98M
Debtors—£282.5k
Net assets—£1.98M
Average employees1600—

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    HILL, Stephen John Frank appointed
    director
  2. 2025-10-20
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    WYNNE, Allan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-20
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  7. 2024-07-24
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  8. 2023-11-16
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    JANEK, Peter Greig Allan resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-16
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  10. 2023-11-16
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  11. 2023-06-25
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  12. 2022-07-26
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  13. 2021-05-10
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  14. 2021-03-08
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    JANEK, Peter Greig Allan resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-08
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  16. 2020-09-16
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  17. 2019-12-17
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  18. 2019-04-01
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  19. 2018-11-27
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  20. 2017-02-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2007-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2003-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As OMEGA LIFT SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    WATT, David Kevin appointed
    director
  24. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    JANEK, Peter Greig Allan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-01-29
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    JANEK, Peter Greig Allan appointed
    director
  28. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2003-01-29
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 David Kevin Watt
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Greig Allan Janekceased 30/03/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit B1 Gracemount Business Pavilions
Captains Road
Edinburgh
EH17 8QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HILL, Stephen John Frank→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATT, David Kevin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYNNE, Allan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JANEK, Peter Greig Allan→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2021-03-08
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2003-01-29
Resigned
JANEK, Peter Greig Allan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2023-11-16
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2003-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/07/200710/02/2017

Recent filings (80 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-10