GUIDELINE LIFT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+228.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£649k
-1,035.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
161
+0.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£593k
+81.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,651,658 | £9,457,109 | £23,818,475 | £28,617,356 | £32,722,343 | +14.3% | |
| Operating profit | £995,996 | £623,929 | -£741,438 | -£3,050,431 | -£981,198 | +67.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £986,335 | £618,125 | -£840,562 | -£3,132,637 | -£592,514 | +81.1% | |
| Net profit | £793,830 | £494,625 | -£740,928 | -£2,985,717 | -£591,459 | +80.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,027,349 | £374,229 | £1,229,848 | +228.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,979,155 | £4,500,305 | — | £742,172 | -£175,208 | -123.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,756,957 | £4,253,910 | £2,928,591 | -£57,126 | -£648,585 | -1,035.4% | |
| Equity | £3,756,957 | £4,253,910 | £2,928,591 | -£57,126 | -£648,585 | -1,035.4% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 103 | 156 | 160 | 161 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,912,742 | £8,062,137 | £8,725,262 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £274,267 | £14,519 | £152,793 | £129,437 | £14,795 | -88.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £6,742 | £1,321 | £147 | -88.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £146,051 | £139,918 | — | — |
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 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 6.6% | -3.1% | -10.7% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 5.2% | -3.1% | -10.4% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.0% | 13.9% | — | -411.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.0% | 40.3% | 78.0% | 100.4% | 103.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.26x | 0.94x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -7.48x | -29.66x | -7.17x |
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
- GUIDELINE LIFT SERVICES LIMITED 1991-07-11 → present
- GUIDELINE LIFT INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 1991-05-21 → 1991-07-11
- GUIDELINE LIFT SERVICES LIMITED 1989-10-31 → 1991-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GUIDELINE LIFT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- TSL Inspections Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARAMALIS, Ioannis | Director | 2026-04-29 | Apr 1971 | Greek |
| MOUTSELOS, Thomas | Director | 2026-04-09 | May 1981 | Greek |
| THACKRAY, Andrew Wayne | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jul 1972 | Australian |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEPHEART, Peter | Secretary | — | 1994-06-22 |
| WILLSEY, Lawrence Anthony | Secretary | 1994-06-22 | 2023-03-30 |
| BABALOGLU, Zeynep Asu | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2026-04-09 |
| BROWN, Stephen Charles | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| JEPHEART, Peter | Director | — | 1997-09-22 |
| JEPHEART, Simon Derek | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2021-09-20 |
| JEPHEART, Timothy Peter | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2021-09-20 |
| KNIGHT, Edward Alan | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2015-03-27 |
| MOSCHOVAKIS, Georgios | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2026-04-29 |
| OLIVER, John Martin | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2025-01-17 |
| SOUTHWICK, Terence Charles | Director | — | 1994-06-22 |
| WILLSEY, Lawrence Anthony | Director | 1996-09-02 | 2023-03-24 |
| WRIGHTSON, Craig | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2022-03-16 |
| ZERVAS, Aristeidis | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2025-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleeman Lifts Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-20 | Active |
| Mr Timothy Peter Jepheart | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-20 |
| Mr Simon Derek Jepheart | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.