UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£659
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
147
+12.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£23K
-103.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £33,838,036 | £35,371,974 | £35,861,734 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,377,879 | £673,675 | £41,448 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,464,321 | £709,799 | -£22,678 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,211,084 | £535,639 | -£100,835 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,505,607 | £3,979,362 | £659 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,893,263 | £9,243,475 | £9,468,431 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,373,039 | £8,908,678 | £8,807,843 | |
| Equity | £10,244,734 | £15,161,955 | £8,373,039 | £8,908,678 | £8,807,843 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 134 | 131 | 147 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,934,176 | £5,711,828 | £6,525,648 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.1% | 1.9% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.6% | 1.5% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.5% | 7.3% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.78x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 84.06x | 29.41x | 0.65x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Carleys
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In determining the appropriate basis of preparation of the financial statements for the period ended 28 March 2025, the Directors are required to consider whether the Company can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis, having undertaken an assessment of the financial forecasts for the 12 month period from the date of approval of these financial statements. They do not consider there to be a material uncertainty relating to the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Fit4Fleet Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 April 2025, it was announced that Graham Stapleton had stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of the Group with immediate effect and that Henry Birch had been appointed as his replacement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'GORMAN, Timothy Joseph Gerard | Secretary | 2021-03-18 | — | — |
| BIRCH, Henry Benedict | Director | 2025-04-16 | Feb 1969 | British |
| HARTLEY, Johanna Ruth | Director | 2022-06-16 | Mar 1975 | British |
| O'HARA, Paul David | Director | 2022-10-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSGRAVE, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2013-05-15 |
| WRIGHT, Donald Aubrey | Secretary | — | 2004-03-31 |
| ABBOTT, Matthew James | Director | 2013-07-12 | 2021-03-18 |
| EASTELL, Rupert | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-12-04 |
| ELSTER, Timothy Alan | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2014-03-14 |
| MUSGRAVE, Sally Ann | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2013-05-15 |
| RANDALL, Andrew John | Director | 2021-03-18 | 2022-10-07 |
| STAPLETON, Graham Barry | Director | 2021-03-18 | 2025-04-15 |
| WOODHOUSE, Loraine | Director | 2021-03-18 | 2022-06-16 |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Aubrey | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2021-03-18 |
| WRIGHT, Donald Aubrey | Director | — | 2013-01-23 |
| WRIGHT, Eileen Sylvia | Director | — | 2008-07-18 |
| WRIGHT, Jonathan Donald | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2015-05-29 |
| WRIGHT, Mary Christine | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2011-06-30 |
| WRIGHT, Shirley Joan | Director | — | 2017-10-30 |
| WRIGHT, Simon Paul | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2021-03-18 |
| WRIGHT, William Stanley | Director | — | 2010-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfords Autocentres Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-19 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-04-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-28 vs 2024-03-29
-
Turnover
+1.4%
£35,371,974 £35,861,734
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-100%
£3,979,362 £659
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£8,908,678 £8,807,843
-
Employees
+12.2%
131 147
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-93.8%
£673,675 £41,448
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-103.2%
£709,799 -£22,678
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+14.2%
£5,711,828 £6,525,648
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers