ASCENDANT LIFTS LIMITED

Company number 04967758 ·

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Executive summary

Ascendant Lifts Limited has executed a highly impressive scale-up within the specialist UK vertical transportation sector, transforming from a near-dormant balance sheet in 2019 to a £1.48 million asset business by 2026. By leveraging debt to fund capital investment and headcount growth, the company has successfully positioned itself as a formidable independent alternative to dominant multinational OEMs, capitalising on the UK's growing lift modernisation cycle and mandatory compliance requirements. While the heavy reliance on long-term financing introduces leverage risk, the firm's expanding working capital and consistent asset growth indicate a robust and well-executed expansion strategy in a resilient market sector.

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Shareholders' funds

£548,945

Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2003-11-18
Employees
29 (2026 accounts · was 26 in 2025)
Registered office
11 Vance Business Park, Gateshead, England, NE11 9NE
Postcode
NE11 9NE
Capital
150 GBP
Accounts category
Micro
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-01-31
Next due by
2027-10-31
Financial year end
31 January

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-04
Next due by
2027-01-18
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 33120 Repair of machinery

Officers 2 current · 6 resigned

Suzanne LISLE Director
Appointed 2022-09-01
Kenneth CHAPPELL Director
Appointed 2022-01-05

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Public contracts won 1

£200,000,000 total awarded value where published.

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Contact details

Website
ascendantlifts.co.uk
Phone
08005999177, 01782562000, 01613551532

Ascendant Lifts and Escalators offer lift and escalator maintenance, repairs and modernisation work throughout the UK for all types of equipment.

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
58 PRIORY LANE, REDDISH, STOCKPORT SK5 6HN2006-01-06

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 63 similar companies in NE

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (29 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2003.

No.5 of the largest repair of machinery companies in Newcastle Upon Tyne →

Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne

This company ranks 5 among repair of machinery in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

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The class of 2003

51%

of the 258 companies in this sector incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.