LIFTING FOR LIFTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC695358 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£50.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £50,104
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£50k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£64k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £50.1k | £50.1k |
| Current assets | £64.1k | £83.7k |
| Cash | £14.5k | £26.7k |
| Debtors | £25.2k | £33.8k |
| Net assets | £50.1k | £50.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-21➕WALKER, Marion Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-21➕WALKER, David appointeddirector
- 2021-06-21➖HARDMAN, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2021-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs LIFTING FOR LIFTING LIMITED
- 2021-04-12➕HARDMAN, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2021-04-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Walker Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Catherine Hardmanceased 21/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220
Registered office
9 Haddow Street
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 7HX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WALKER, Marion Catherine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, David→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDMAN, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-12 · resigned 2021-06-21
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-22