"# Review Mobility original research. UK stairlift and home-lift company survival analysis, Companies House register, queried 13 August 2026."

"TABLE 1: Status of all UK companies registered with a stairlift or home-lift name"
status,companies,share_pct
Dissolved,148,45.8
Active,173,53.6
In liquidation,2,0.6
Total,323,100.0

"TABLE 2: Lifespan of dissolved companies, incorporation to dissolution"
lifespan_band,companies,share_of_dissolved_pct
"Less than 1 year",5,3.4
"1 to 3 years",74,50.0
"3 to 5 years",28,18.9
"5 to 10 years",18,12.2
"10 years or more",23,15.5
"Median lifespan (years)",2.6,

"TABLE 3: Dissolutions by year"
year,companies_dissolved
2010,9
2011,9
2012,11
2013,10
2014,6
2015,5
2016,9
2017,11
2018,8
2019,8
2020,9
2021,11
2022,6
2023,11
2024,7
2025,10
2026,"8 (to 13 August)"