STANNAH LIFTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Stannah Lifts Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent company of the family-owned Stannah group, a British manufacturer and supplier of stairlifts, passenger lifts, and escalators.
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Cash
£34k
+24.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£129k
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,407
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£12k
-381.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £347,662,000 | £346,800 | £336,556 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £10,748,000 | £3,501 | -£12,783 | -465.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,319,000 | £4,174 | -£11,763 | -381.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,055,000 | £2,774 | -£10,799 | -489.3% | |
| Cash | £37,690,000 | £26,927 | £33,520 | +24.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £158,406,000 | £158,925 | £145,011 | -8.8% | |
| Net assets | £143,817,000 | £143,850 | £129,211 | -10.2% | |
| Equity | £143,817,000 | £143,850 | £129,211 | -10.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,400 | 2,407 | 2,407 | 0% | |
| Wages | £102,979,000 | £108,835 | £102,515 | -5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,916,000 | £4,363 | £3,716 | -14.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £184,000 | £313,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £858 | £616 | -28.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 1.0% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 0.8% | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 2.2% | -8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.2% | 35.9% | 39.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.77x | 1.87x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 2.02x | 1.50x | -26.52x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- STANNAH LIFTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2000-12-29 → present
- STANNAH FAMILY HOLDINGS LIMITED 1990-08-24 → 2000-12-29
- STANNAH LIFTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1988-10-05 → 1990-08-24
- STANNAH LIFTS LIMITED 1961-03-20 → 1988-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors regularly review working capital requirements and financial resilience, supported by detailed forecasts over a rolling 12-month period across a range of positive and downside scenarios.”
Group structure
- STANNAH LIFTS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Stannah Management Services Limited 100%
- Stannah Lifts Limited 100%
- Stannah Stairlifts Limited 100%
- Stannah Microlifts Limited 100%
- Stannah Lift Services Limited 100%
- Stannah Homelifts Ltd 100%
- Global Upholstery Solutions Limited 100%
- 3D Ply Limited 100%
- Stannah Stairlifts Inc 100%
- Stannah Trapliften BV 100%
- Stannah Montescale Srl 100%
- Stannah Estate Srl 100%
- Stannah SAS 100%
- Stannah SPRL 100%
- Stannah SRO 100%
- Stannah AS 100%
- Stannah GmbH 100%
- Stannah Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Stannah (Asia) Limited 100%
- Stannah Elevators (Beijing) Co Ltd 100%
- Stannah Shanghai Co Ltd 100%
- Stannah Incisa 100%
- Stannah Mobilidade, S.A 100%
- Liberty Way Holdings Corporation 100%
- Stannah Property LLC 100%
- Stannah Canada, Inc 100%
- Stannah Switzerland AG 100%
- Stannah Holdings, Inc 100%
- TNP Holdings, Inc 100%
- ACME Home Elevator, Inc 100%
- ACME Home Elevator of Nevada, Inc 100%
- Stannah Interstate Lift Inc 100%
- Stannah Design and Manufacturing Inc 100%
- Reupholstery Ltd 100%
- Peter Brown Limited 100%
- Premier Etage SPRL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVENEY, Deborah Lee | Secretary | 2006-12-15 | — | British |
| STANNAH, Alan Neil Russell | Director | — | Oct 1939 | British |
| STANNAH, Alastair David | Director | 2003-07-04 | Jun 1973 | British |
| STANNAH, Jonathan Neil | Director | 1995-11-23 | Nov 1965 | British |
| STANNAH, Nicholas David | Director | 2009-12-11 | Apr 1973 | British |
| STANNAH, Patrick Gordon | Director | 1999-09-28 | Sep 1969 | British |
| STIRRUP, Helen Louise | Director | 2010-01-15 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASH, Ian George Claudius | Secretary | — | 2006-12-15 |
| STANNAH, Brian Leslie Russell | Director | — | 2026-08-03 |
| STANNAH, Jacqueline Constance Patricia | Director | — | 2025-12-31 |
| STANNAH, Jennifer Mary | Director | — | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Mary Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-07 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Constance Patricia Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-07 |
| Mr Brian Leslie Russell Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alan Neil Russell Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alastair David Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Helen Louise Stirrup | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas David Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Neil Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Patrick Gordon Stannah | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-10-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.