CIBES LIFT UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-1.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
-319.7% vs 2023
Employees
201
-14.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-233.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £38,709,680 | £32,308,733 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,457,872 | £592,021 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£412,627 | -£1,375,625 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£411,013 | -£1,361,748 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,422,619 | £2,395,713 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | -£291,791 | -£1,659,293 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£425,956 | -£1,787,704 | |
| Equity | £1,182,697 | -£328,129 | -£217,521 | -£425,956 | -£1,787,704 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 236 | 201 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £10,040,303 | £8,846,925 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £203,445 | £188,351 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-16.5%
£38,709,680 £32,308,733
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Cash
-1.1%
£2,422,619 £2,395,713
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Net assets
-319.7%
-£425,956 -£1,787,704
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Employees
-14.8%
236 201
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Operating profit
-59.4%
£1,457,872 £592,021
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Profit before tax
-233.4%
-£412,627 -£1,375,625
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Wages
-11.9%
£10,040,303 £8,846,925
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.8% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.1% | -4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -499.6% | -35.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 101.3% | 105.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.48x | 0.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.76x | 0.30x |
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
- CIBES LIFT UK LIMITED 2017-01-05 → present
- AXESS4ALL LIMITED 2005-07-01 → 2017-01-05
- BDBCO NO.788 LIMITED 2004-12-09 → 2005-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sargeant Partnership Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months from approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements”
Group structure
- CIBES LIFT UK LIMITED · parent
- Home Elevation Lift Company Limited 100%
- Axess4All Limited 100%
- Titan Elevators Limited 100%
- Apex Lifts (Group) Limited 100%
- Platform Lift Solutions Limited 100%
- Apex Lift Escalators & Engineers Limited 100%
- Apex Lift Limited 100%
- Apex Lift Services 100%
Significant events
- “The group went through a transformation period as it re-structured by absorbing Titan Elevators Ltd into Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Ltd, creating one businesses which provided a larger and wider market share, benefitted from economies of scale and improved support and reporting functions. Costs related to re-organisation started in the autumn 2023 and was completed in the Summer of 2024.”
- “Titan Elevators Limited trade transferred to Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited in October 2023 as part of the groups long term strategic plan due to the cessation of trade in Titan Elevators Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARE, John Alan | Secretary | 2025-05-14 | — | — |
| ALDEWERELD, Merijn Raphael | Director | 2020-06-07 | May 1982 | Dutch |
| BRANDHAMMAR, Lars Mathias | Director | 2014-03-01 | Nov 1969 | Swedish |
| CHESNEY, Steven John | Director | 2025-09-15 | Dec 1978 | British |
| CLARE, John Alan | Director | 2025-12-31 | Sep 1985 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACE, Jeremy Kim | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2006-04-06 |
| DENTON, Christopher Stewart | Secretary | 2006-04-06 | 2017-10-12 |
| KASSNER, Kelly Samantha | Secretary | 2019-02-07 | 2024-02-15 |
| RICHARDS, Kerry Rebekah | Secretary | 2017-10-12 | 2019-02-06 |
| WARNOCK, Kevin Thomas | Secretary | 2024-02-15 | 2025-05-14 |
| BROADWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-09 | 2005-08-01 |
| BURROWS, Dean Andrew | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2022-01-02 |
| DANNBERG, Dan Ove, Director | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2012-11-30 |
| ENGBLOM, Mats | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2019-10-18 |
| FRANSSON, Borje Karl, Sales & Marketing Director | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2017-10-12 |
| HESSELMARK, Per Stefan Olof | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2010-05-05 |
| KARLSSON, Peter Lars | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2014-01-06 |
| LIDSTRÖM, Per Torsten | Director | 2019-10-19 | 2026-04-28 |
| ROGGEBAND, Christian Pieter Izaak | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2020-06-06 |
| SANDBERG, Bengt Johan Patrik | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2011-12-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Reyaan Edward | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2025-10-23 |
| WARNOCK, Kevin Thomas | Director | 2025-04-29 | 2025-12-31 |
| BROADWAY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-12-09 | 2005-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interogo Foundation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Cl Interessenter Ab | Corporate entity | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-08-22 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.