# The General Lift Company Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02016081](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02016081)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 1 May 1986
- **Registered office:** Complii House Avonbury Business Park, Howes Lane, Bicester, OX26 2UA
- **Nature of business:** [28220](/sic/28220) Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
- **Corporate group:** [Vulcan Works Holdings Limited](/group/100874) (204 companies)


## Previous names

- General Lift Company Limited(the) (until 8 Sep 2026)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKAY, Scott | director | 24 Aug 2026 |  |
| DIXON, Sarah Jane | director | 24 Aug 2026 |  |
| BENNETT, Julie Lorraine | secretary | 4 Sep 2017 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| POWIS, Derek Arthur | director | - | 24 Aug 2026 |
| POWIS, Marianne | secretary | - | 31 May 2014 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Group Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 24 Aug 2026 |  |
| Mr Derek Arthur Powis | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 1 May 2016 | 24 Aug 2026 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | £462,176 | £91,097 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | £429,146 | £122,448 | 11 |
| 31 Oct 2023 | £290,523 | £95,221 | 12 |
| 31 Oct 2022 | £278,213 | £200,126 | 2 |
| 31 Oct 2021 | £383,334 | £122,517 | 15 |
| 31 Oct 2020 | £262,247 | £224,068 | 18 |
| 31 Oct 2019 | £173,720 | £79,769 | - |
| 31 Oct 2018 | £136,972 | £102,551 | - |
| 31 Oct 2017 | £110,180 | £135,958 | - |
| 31 Oct 2016 | - | £208 | - |
| 31 Oct 2015 | - | £28,274 | - |



## Owned by

The General Lift Company Limited → [Compliance Group Limited](/company/12351374) → [Compliance Group Holdings Limited](/company/14512637) → [Ansor Fund I Gp LLP](/company/OC428247) → [Ansor Gp Member 1 Limited](/company/12125383) → [Ansor LLP](/company/OC427505)




## Directors' other companies

- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Zeta Compliance Services Limited](/company/03351062)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [ARA Environmental Ltd](/company/04465351)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Electrical Testers Limited](/company/02619217)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Adamport Fire Protection Specialists Limited](/company/07804785)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Capital Fire Doors Ltd](/company/11094062)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Compliance Group Electrical Limited](/company/03671454)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [C T Fire Protection Limited](/company/05226326)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Classic Lifts (Scotland) Limited](/company/03571736)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Celtic Fire Security Limited](/company/07580002)
- [DIXON, Sarah Jane](/person/5432593) - director at [Ansor Pts Limited](/company/05645545)



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- [Abbot Fire Group Hc Limited](/company/08481146) (08481146)
- [Abbot Fire Group Limited](/company/04391547) (04391547)
- [Adamport Fire Protection Specialists Limited](/company/07804785) (07804785)
- [Alpha Fire Alarms Limited](/company/03267243) (03267243)
- [ARA Environmental Ltd](/company/04465351) (04465351)
- [C T Fire Protection Limited](/company/05226326) (05226326)
- [Capital Fire Doors Ltd](/company/11094062) (11094062)
- [Celtic Fire Security Limited](/company/07580002) (07580002)
- [Classic Lifts (Scotland) Limited](/company/03571736) (03571736)
- [Compliance Group Electrical Limited](/company/03671454) (03671454)