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Company No. 04071070 · Incorporated 13 Sep 2000

Specialist Lift Services Limited

Registered name: SPECIALIST LIFT SERVICES LIMITED

Specialist Lift Services Limited made £13.9m revenue and £9k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2023.

Specialist Lift Services Limited’s revenue grew 24% to £13.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2023, with £9k profit and 79 employees. The company is classified under “repair and maintenance of other transport equipment” and is based in Weybridge; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 33170Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c.
Status
In Administration
Location
Weybridge, London
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2023

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.9m
Growth ▲23.5%
Profit
£9k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.1%
Gross 22.3%
Employees
79
Change ▲8.2%
Profit / employee
£114
Revenue/employee £175k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.2m£13.9m
Cost of sales£10.7m£10.8m
Gross profit£467k£3.1m
Operating profit−£2.1m−£155k
Profit before tax−£2.1m−£162k
Profit after tax−£2.1m£9k
Profit (best available)−£2.1m£9k
Staff costs£3.1m£4m
Employees (average)7379
Ratios
Profit margin−18.4%0.1%
Gross margin4.2%22.3%
Revenue per employee£154k£175k
Profit per employee−£28.2k£114
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲23.5%
Headcount growth—▲8.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£859k£169k
Net assets−£1m−£907k
Fixed assets£916k£1m
Current assets£2.9m£3.1m
Debtors£2.4m£3.4m
Deferred income£2.3m£1.9m
Cash from operations£980k£637k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£175k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£114
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
7.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
13.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
24.7%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now −£907k
Cash at bank
▼80%
Now £169k
Headcount
▲8%
Now 79
Deferred income
▼18%
Now £1.9m
Fixed assets
▲11%
Now £1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit £9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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