How much does Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited make?

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited reported revenue of £23.9m and £27.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited have?

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited reported an average of 154 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited profitable?

Yes — Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited reported a profit of £27.6k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01129631 · Incorporated 17 Aug 1973

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited

Registered name: APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED

Part of Cibes Lift UK Limited group

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited made £23.9m revenue and £27.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £23.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £27.6k profit and 154 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Bexleyheath; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Bexleyheath, South East
Age: 53 yrs · since 1973
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£23.9m

Growth ▼3.9%

Profit

£27.6k

Growth ▼97.1%

Profit margin

0.1%

Gross 24.7%

Employees

154

Change ▼6.7%

Profit / employee

£179

Revenue/employee £155k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£24.4m	£23.2m	£24.9m	£23.9m
Cost of sales	£15.7m	£16m	£18.6m	£18m
Gross profit	£8.6m	£7.2m	£6.3m	£5.9m
Operating profit	£2.6m	£2.4m	£945k	—
Profit before tax	£2.6m	£2.4m	£945k	£153k
Profit after tax	£2.1m	£2.4m	£951k	£27.6k
Profit (best available)	£2.1m	£2.4m	£951k	£27.6k
Staff costs	£8m	£6.9m	£8.8m	£9.1m
Employees (average)	113	136	165	154
Ratios
Profit margin	8.6%	10.5%	3.8%	0.1%
Gross margin	35.4%	31.2%	25.2%	24.7%
Revenue per employee	£216k	£171k	£151k	£155k
Profit per employee	£18.6k	£17.8k	£5.8k	£179
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲7.3%	▼3.9%
Profit growth	—	—	▼60.8%	▼97.1%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲21.3%	▼6.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£8.2m	£1.8m	£2.1m	£3m
Net assets	£9m	£6.7m	£7.7m	£7.7m
Fixed assets	£114k	£933k	£916k	£825k
Current assets	£13.6m	£10.9m	£12.9m	£13.4m
Debtors	£1.9m	£2.2m	£3.7m	£2.5m
Deferred income	£2.7m	£2.9m	£3.1m	£3.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £155k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £179; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 15.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲0%; Now £7.7m
Cash at bank: ▲45%; Now £3m
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 154
Deferred income: ▲24%; Now £3.8m
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £825k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Cibes Lift UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Apex Lifts (Group) Limited75–100%
Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (2)

Apex Lift Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Apex Lifts LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £27.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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