NORTHERN LIFT TRUCKS (N.I.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-25 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-11
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+16.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
36
+12.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+39.3% highest in 5 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.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,750,739 | — | — | £16,486,299 | £22,173,609 | |
| Operating profit | — | £669,022 | — | — | £907,850 | £1,261,072 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £651,317 | £821,493 | £1,038,328 | £895,471 | £1,247,065 | |
| Net profit | — | £524,396 | — | £819,147 | £704,060 | £931,585 | |
| Cash | — | £2,829,625 | £4,084,192 | £3,155,677 | £2,457,576 | £3,495,047 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,957,909 | £3,452,782 | £4,005,334 | £4,931,746 | £5,654,258 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,757,864 | £3,174,084 | £3,719,831 | £4,323,891 | £5,020,476 | |
| Equity | £2,431,868 | £2,757,864 | £3,174,084 | £3,719,831 | £4,323,891 | £5,020,476 | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 36 | |
| Wages | — | £972,813 | £1,111,195 | £1,240,053 | £1,274,851 | £1,456,379 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £176,430 | £202,747 | £206,172 | £181,271 | £188,606 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+34.5%
£16,486,299 £22,173,609
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+42.2%
£2,457,576 £3,495,047
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Net assets
+16.1%
£4,323,891 £5,020,476
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+12.5%
32 36
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+38.9%
£907,850 £1,261,072
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+39.3%
£895,471 £1,247,065
highest in 5 filed years
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Wages
+14.2%
£1,274,851 £1,456,379
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.7% | — | — | 5.5% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.5% | — | — | 4.3% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.6% | — | — | 18.4% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.64x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | 35.57x | — | — | 33.13x | 32.39x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- NORTHERN LIFT TRUCKS (N.I.) LIMITED 2000-01-01 → present
- B.T. PLANT LIMITED 1984-03-15 → 2000-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- GMCG BELFAST
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- NORTHERN LIFT TRUCKS (N.I.) LIMITED · parent
- Northern Group Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLERNON, Roisin | Secretary | 2018-08-15 | — | — |
| BRADFORD, Brian James | Director | 1984-03-15 | Apr 1955 | British |
| MAXWELL, Sophie Clare | Director | 2018-08-15 | Apr 1988 | British |
| SMYTH, Matthew William | Director | 2018-08-15 | Apr 1984 | British |
| SMYTH, Paul Henry | Director | 1984-03-15 | Jan 1950 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADFORD, Brian James | Secretary | 1984-03-15 | 2018-08-15 |
| BRADFORD, Katrina | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-05-15 |
| FORTIN, Elizabeth Marie | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2003-11-25 |
| GREEN, John | Director | 2025-06-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| MCLERNON, Roisin | Director | 2025-06-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| SLOAN, Richard Wylie | Director | 2025-06-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| SMYTH, Maria | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-05-15 |
| THORPE, Michael David S | Director | 1984-03-15 | 2004-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Henry Smyth | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Brian James Bradford | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Bs Lifts Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.