Best Bath Lifts UK: 9 Checked Against the Makers’ Own Documents

Last checked 30 September 2026. We have not tested these bath lifts. Every figure in the ranking comes from the maker’s own product page, brochure, spec sheet or instructions, read on that date, and where two of those documents disagree we say so. Links to Amazon are paid links: we earn a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. No maker paid to appear, and none saw this page before it went live.

A bath lift is a battery-powered seat that sits in the bath. You sit on it at the height of the bath rim, it lowers you into the water, and it lifts you back up at the end. Most have a backrest that tips back as the seat goes down, and side flaps that bridge the gap to the edge of the bath. You take it out in two or three pieces when someone else wants a normal bath.

The details that matter are about safety as much as comfort: what the lift does when its battery runs low with you in the water, how much weight it is built for, how heavy the pieces are to lift in and out, and whether it will fit your bath at all. That is what we checked.

What checking the documents turned up

Drive DeVilbiss UK rates the Bellavita NOVA to 170 kg. The English-language page on Drive Medical’s German site, the maker’s own, gives “Max. Load 140 kg” for the same lift. We read both pages on 30 September 2026. Until Drive says which figure is right, we would treat 140 kg as the limit.

5 of the 9 bath lifts we checked have a figure their maker gives two ways: the Bellavita NOVA (user weight), the NRS Riverdale (total weight, 14 kg on the page and 11.7 kg in the manual), the Mangar Archimedes (lowest seat height, 7 cm or 8 cm) and both Kanjo lifts (total weight).

7 of the 9 say in writing that the lift will not lower you into the bath unless the battery has enough charge to bring you back up. The NRS Riverdale manual mentions only a red low-charge light. The SuperHandy GoRise LT manual says that with the light flashing red it will still run for “2 or 3 cycles”.

4 of the 9 publish no warranty period for the lift itself, only 3 of the 9 publish the minimum bath size they need, and 6 of the 9 cite EN ISO 10535, the safety standard for hoists and lifts used to move disabled people. In January 2026 Mangar issued a field safety notice for the Archimedes after a complaint that a user had been stuck in the bath; we cover it in the Archimedes review below.

How we ranked them

We started from the bath lifts Amazon UK sells new from makers who publish their own documents, then read every product page, brochure and set of instructions we could open. We ranked on five things, most important first:

• Whether the lift refuses to lower you if the battery cannot bring you back up.
• The user weight limit, and whether the maker’s documents agree on it.
• The weight of the heaviest piece you lift in and out of the bath.
• Evidence that it meets EN ISO 10535 and is sold as a medical device.
• A warranty period stated in writing.

Price was a tie-breaker only. The boxes on this page show Amazon’s live price. If you have a long-term illness or disability, a bath lift bought for your own use can be sold to you without VAT, and Amazon does not apply that relief; see our VAT relief guide. You may also be able to get one on loan from your council; see the FAQ below.

The ranking

All nine side by side, in ranked order.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Drive Medical Bellavita Lightweight Reclining Bath Lift Battery-Powered Lifting Bath Chair Bath Lift Seat - Blue Covers	£214.99
	Aquatec Orca Reclining Bath Lift (White)	£423.93
	Kanjo Eco Lightweight Reclining Bathlift Bath Lift With Blue Covers, FREE 4 YEAR WARRANTY, Bath Lift, Bath Chair, Easy Clean, Makes Bathing Easier for Elderly, Disabled, Accessibility Aid	£218.89
	Kanjo Bariatric XL Reclining Bathlift – 170kg Weight Limit – Bath Chair for Elderly or Disabled – Easy Clean Mobility Bathroom Aid – 4-Year Warranty Included	£265.15
	Mangar Bathing Cushion with Airflo	£679.98
	Mangar - Archimedes Bathlift	£461.49
	Drive Medical Bellavita Nova Bath Lift with Classic White Cover	£214.99
	NRS Riverdale Bath Lift – Reclining & Lightweight for safe independent bathing, up to 50° recline, emergency stop function for safety, easy to use & clean	£269.99
	SuperHandy GoRise LT Portable Floor & Bath Lift 150kg Capacity, Lightweight	£399.99

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1. Drive Bellavita: best bath lift overall

The Bellavita has been Drive’s standard reclining bath lift for years, and the documents for it are the most complete in this ranking. It takes users up to 140 kg (22 stone), comes apart into two sections, and the heavier one, the seat, weighs about 5.5 kg: the lightest of the mechanical reclining lifts here. The whole lift is 9.7 kg with its hand control.

Drive’s UK page promises a built-in safety feature that stops the lift lowering without enough charge to return it to the top of the bath, and a five-year product warranty. The current German instructions (April 2024) cite EN ISO 10535 and set a service check at least every six months. The one small wrinkle: the UK page gives the lowest seat height as 6.5 cm in its table and 6 cm in its text.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Drive Medical Bellavita Lightweight Reclining Bath Lift Battery-Powered Lifting Bath Chair Bath Lift Seat - Blue Covers	£214.99

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2. Invacare Aquatec Orca: best if you are unsure it will fit

Invacare publishes exactly what bath the Orca needs and what each piece weighs. The bottom of the bath must be at least 800 mm long and 280 mm wide inside. The seat section weighs 6.6 kg and the backrest 4.2 kg, and a separate XL version takes 170 kg. Invacare’s UK bathing range is now sold under the DHCare name, and the current model is the Orca NG.

Invacare’s manual says that when the battery is too low the lowering function is disabled, and the lift is a Class I medical device with UKCA and CE marking. The weak point is the warranty: no document we read gives a period, only a reference to the maker’s general terms.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Aquatec Orca Reclining Bath Lift (White)	£423.93

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3. Kanjo Eco: fits most baths, four-year warranty

Kanjo lifts are made in Germany by Dietz and sold in the UK by H&M Bathlifts. The Eco takes users up to 140 kg, lowers to 6.5 cm, and its manual sets out the bath it needs: longer than 800 mm, and 280 mm to 610 mm wide at the bottom. The maker says it suits most baths, including corner baths.

The manual says the seat can no longer be lowered once the red low-battery light comes on, and the lift is sold as a medical device meeting EN ISO 10535. The warranty is four years, although that figure appears on the page for Kanjo’s cheaper E1 model, which compares itself with the Eco, not on the Eco page. The total weight is 10.8 kg on the product page and 11.12 kg to 11.36 kg in the manual.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Kanjo Eco Lightweight Reclining Bathlift Bath Lift With Blue Covers, FREE 4 YEAR WARRANTY, Bath Lift, Bath Chair, Easy Clean, Makes Bathing Easier for Elderly, Disabled, Accessibility Aid	£218.89

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4. Kanjo XL: best for heavier users

The XL is the Kanjo lift rated to 170 kg, the highest limit in this ranking that the maker’s documents agree on. Amazon lists it as a bariatric lift; the maker simply calls it the Kanjo XL. It shares the Eco’s manual, lockout and bath-size requirements, and adds extra suction cups for dimpled or corner baths.

The XL page lists a four-year warranty on the handset and charger but no period for the lift itself, and it gives the same 10.8 kg total weight as the lighter-rated Eco, while the manual gives 11.12 kg to 11.36 kg.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Kanjo Bariatric XL Reclining Bathlift – 170kg Weight Limit – Bath Chair for Elderly or Disabled – Easy Clean Mobility Bathroom Aid – 4-Year Warranty Included	£265.15

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5. Mangar Bathing Cushion: best for getting right down into the water

The Bathing Cushion works differently from the rest: an inflatable cushion, blown up by a separate battery compressor, raises you to about 40 cm and lets you down to about half a centimetre off the bottom of the bath. No other lift here gets you that low. The cushion weighs 2 kg and the compressor 3.7 kg, so nothing you carry is heavy, and it takes users up to 150 kg.

Mangar’s instructions cite EN ISO 10535, class it as a medical device, and say the cushion will only lower you if there is enough battery to raise you again; a full charge gives about four baths. As with the Archimedes, Mangar gives no warranty period in the documents we read.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Mangar Bathing Cushion with Airflo	£679.98

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6. Mangar Archimedes: 165 kg, but read the safety notice

The Archimedes takes users up to 165 kg, comes apart into three pieces, the heaviest a 5.2 kg seat, and its instructions cite EN ISO 10535 and class it as a medical device. It has no reclining backrest. Mangar’s page says it lowers you to “just 7cms from the bottom of the bath”; its instructions give 8 cm as the minimum.

On 12 January 2026 Mangar issued field safety notice FSN 76-17173 for the Archimedes (models LAA3702A and LAA3703A), following a complaint that a user had been stuck in the bath. The battery sits in the hand control and cannot be replaced; if it stops holding charge, shown by a red light, the whole hand control has to be replaced. Mangar reminded users to do that and to make sure help is nearby or can be called while bathing. If you buy one, charge it regularly and keep a phone within reach.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Mangar - Archimedes Bathlift	£461.49

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7. Drive Bellavita NOVA: two different weight limits

The NOVA is Drive’s redesigned Bellavita, launched in the UK in 2022, with a longer 38 cm wide seat and a backrest a carer can lift out while the seat is at the bottom of the bath. Drive’s UK page promises the same low-battery lockout as the Bellavita and a five-year warranty.

The problem is the weight limit. Drive DeVilbiss UK gives a maximum user weight of 170 kg (26.7 stone); the English-language product page on Drive Medical’s German site gives “Max. Load 140 kg”. No size or version explains the gap, and we could not read the NOVA’s full instructions to settle it. We would treat 140 kg as the limit until Drive confirms otherwise, and at that limit the original Bellavita is the better-documented choice.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	Drive Medical Bellavita Nova Bath Lift with Classic White Cover	£214.99

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8. NRS Riverdale: new in 2026, no lockout in writing

The Riverdale is a new model for 2026 from NRS. It takes users up to 136 kg, the lowest limit here, and comes with the clearest split warranty in this ranking: five years on the frame and two years on the electronic parts. It is sold as a Class I medical device with UKCA and CE marks, but its documents do not cite EN ISO 10535.

Two things hold it back. The manual shows a red light for low charge but does not say the lift will refuse to lower on a weak battery. And NRS gives the total weight as 14 kg on its product page and 11.7 kg in the manual; the handset weighs 0.58 kg, which does not explain the difference.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	NRS Riverdale Bath Lift – Reclining & Lightweight for safe independent bathing, up to 50° recline, emergency stop function for safety, easy to use & clean	£269.99

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9. SuperHandy GoRise LT: a floor lift that also goes in the bath

The GoRise LT is a scissor lift sold for getting up off the floor as well as in the bath, and it takes users up to 150 kg (330 lb). It has no backrest and no recline. Its maker is American, and we found no UK product page, only the US page and the operator’s manual.

It makes no medical device or EN ISO 10535 claim, only that it is waterproof to IP68, and its manual says that once the light flashes red it will run for only “2 or 3 cycles” more, with no lockout. The warranty is 12 months on workmanship. It is on this list because Amazon sells it as a bath lift; for bathing, every lift ranked above it makes a stronger safety case in its own documents.

Photo	Title	Price	Buy
	SuperHandy GoRise LT Portable Floor & Bath Lift 150kg Capacity, Lightweight	£399.99

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Bath lifts we checked but did not rank

VOCIC AX07 and AX10: the maker’s site is US-only and gives a 300 lb limit, a one-year warranty and little else; there are no heights, weights, battery details or instructions to check. Kanjo VALU£: we could not match this Amazon listing to any model the UK distributor sells. Bentley “The Ultimate”: we could not identify a maker.

Earlier versions of this page recommended the VOCIC AX07 and AX10. We have removed them because their makers publish too little to check.

Before you buy: fit, battery and help with the cost

• Measure the bath. Check the length and width of the flat bottom, not the rim. The Orca needs at least 800 mm by 280 mm, and the Kanjo lifts 800 mm long and 280 mm to 610 mm wide. Suction cups need a smooth, flat base, so a heavily textured or sloping bottom may not work.
• Check the lockout. Choose a lift whose maker says in writing that it will not lower you without the charge to raise you.
• Charge it after every bath and keep a phone within reach, whatever lift you choose.
• Ask your council first. An occupational therapist from adult social care can assess you, and if you are assessed as needing a bath lift it is usually lent to you free. See how council community equipment works.
• If you are buying, ask about VAT relief; a dealer can zero-rate a lift for a disabled person’s own use. Amazon prices include VAT.

Still deciding whether a bath lift suits you, what one costs, or how to get one from the council? Our guide to bath lifts for older people covers who they suit, dealer prices and council loans.

Thinking about a bigger change? Our accessible bathroom costs guide covers walk-in baths, wet rooms and grants.

Watch: using a bath lift

This demonstration from Living Made Easy (part of the Shaw Trust) shows how a powered bath lift works.

Frequently asked questions about bath lifts

What is the best bath lift in the UK?

Of the nine bath lifts we checked against their makers’ documents on 30 September 2026, the Drive Bellavita ranks first: it takes users up to 140 kg, its heaviest piece is about 5.5 kg, it will not lower on a weak battery, and Drive gives a five-year warranty. For users over 140 kg, the Kanjo XL is rated to 170 kg in every maker document we read.

Will a bath lift fit my bath?

Most fit a standard straight bath, but check the flat bottom, not the rim. Of the nine lifts we ranked, only three publish a minimum size: the Invacare Aquatec Orca needs at least 800 mm long and 280 mm wide inside, and both Kanjo lifts need more than 800 mm long and 280 mm to 610 mm wide. Very narrow, curved or textured bases can stop the suction cups holding.

What happens if the battery runs out while I am in the bath?

Seven of the nine lifts we checked say they will not lower you unless there is enough charge to bring you back up. The NRS Riverdale’s manual shows only a low-charge light, and the SuperHandy GoRise LT will run two or three more cycles once its light flashes red. Charge the lift after every bath and keep a phone within reach.

Can I get a bath lift on the NHS?

In England, bath lifts are usually supplied by your council’s adult social care team, not the NHS. An occupational therapist assesses what you need, and equipment such as a bath lift is usually lent to you free. Waiting times vary by area. Our guide to NHS and council equipment explains how to ask.

How much weight can a bath lift take?

The nine lifts we ranked are rated from 136 kg (NRS Riverdale) to 170 kg (Kanjo XL). Drive gives two different figures for the Bellavita NOVA, 170 kg in the UK and 140 kg on its German site, so we would treat it as 140 kg until Drive confirms.

Do I pay VAT on a bath lift?

Not if you have a long-term illness or disability and the lift is for your own use: a UK supplier can zero-rate it once you sign an eligibility declaration. Amazon prices include VAT. See our VAT relief guide. This is general information, not tax advice.

Sources

Maker documents read on 30 September 2026: Drive DeVilbiss UK product page, brochure LL127 and quick guide for the Bellavita, and the Drive Medical German instructions (April 2024); Drive DeVilbiss UK product page and brochure 220711 for the Bellavita NOVA, and the Bellavita NOVA product page on drivemedical.de; Invacare/DHCare Aquatec Orca NG product page, brochure (07/24) and manual 1574469-F; Mangar Health UK pages for the Bathing Cushion and Archimedes, Bathing Cushion instructions MI0440, Archimedes instructions MI0173 Issue 20 and field safety notice FSN 76-17173 (January 2026); NRS-UK Riverdale product page and manual T00001; H&M Bathlifts product pages for the Kanjo Eco, E1 and XL and the Kanjo user manual version 6.1; SuperHandy GoRise LT product page and GUT170 operator’s manual version 1.1; VOCIC AX07 product page.

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