NIFTYLIFT LIMITED
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Cash
£8.6m
-38.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£80m
0% vs 2024
Employees
570
-13.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
-72.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £174,516,000 | £174,113,000 | £130,284,000 | -25.2% | |
| Operating profit | £7,712,000 | £9,469,000 | £2,665,000 | -71.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,090,000 | £9,173,000 | £2,515,000 | -72.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,961,000 | £7,519,000 | £1,768,000 | -76.5% | |
| Cash | £9,083,000 | £13,955,000 | £8,603,000 | -38.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £76,612,000 | £82,130,000 | £84,176,000 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £71,924,000 | £80,271,000 | £80,284,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £71,924,000 | £80,271,000 | £80,284,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 665 | 656 | 570 | -13.1% | |
| Wages | £28,342,000 | £28,360,000 | £25,063,000 | -11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,262,000 | £1,630,000 | £1,121,000 | -31.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,000 | £27,000 | £28,000 | +3.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £542,000 | £752,000 | £422,000 | -43.9% |
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 | 4.4% | 5.4% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 11.5% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.6% | 22.6% | 21.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32x | 3.62x | 4.20x | |
| Interest cover | 11.29x | 25.59x | 12.51x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- NIFTYLIFT LIMITED 1982-07-21 → present
- F.R.B. PLATFORMS LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1982-07-21
- LEPAXI LIMITED 1976-06-21 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered these factors, as well as the Group's available financial resources and forecast cash flows, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- NIFTYLIFT LIMITED · parent
- Niftylift Inc 100%
- Niftylift BV 100%
- Niftylift Middle East Trading L.L.C 100%
Significant events
- “On 28 May 2025, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that certain tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") were unlawful. ... Niftylift Limited became entitled to recover tariffs previously paid to US Customs ... totalling £1,723k”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILL, Sukraj | Secretary | 2026-04-02 | — | — |
| BECKWITH, Steven Douglas | Director | 2010-01-15 | Aug 1968 | British |
| BOWDEN, Frank Roger | Director | — | Sep 1947 | British |
| KEELY, John Phillip | Director | — | Aug 1960 | British |
| REDDING, Steven Alan | Director | 2010-01-15 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEADLE, Simon Mark | Secretary | 2010-01-15 | 2026-04-02 |
| BOWDEN, Frank Roger | Secretary | — | 2010-01-15 |
| BEADLE, Simon Mark | Director | 2010-01-15 | 2026-04-02 |
| BOWDEN, Thomas Frank | Director | — | 2003-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frb Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2020-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Frank Roger Bowden | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-03-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.