ADL LIFT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC377074 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-19
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 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 51). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 11.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-06-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-06-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-06-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-06-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-06-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-21📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-05-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-03-31➕HARKIN, Nadine appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-03-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-03-08➕HARKIN, Brian appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-08➖MARCHISIO, Alberto Jacopo resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADL LIFT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2010-04-19➕HARKIN, Brian appointeddirector
- 2010-04-19➕MARCHISIO, Alberto Jacopo appointedsecretary
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian Harkin Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
1 Sandpiper Way
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
HARKIN, Brian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARKIN, Nadine→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARCHISIO, Alberto Jacopo→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-04-19 · resigned 2012-03-08
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/03/2021 | 26/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2021 | 26/03/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/03/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-06-21