UNITED BRIGHT BAR CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£137K
-91.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-6.6% vs 2024
Employees
25
-10.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£166K
-119.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,284,202 | £16,831,404 | £12,253,635 | £7,960,246 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,013,978 | £1,974,173 | £778,396 | -£245,200 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,992,139 | £1,971,179 | £843,038 | -£165,596 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,590,702 | £1,660,458 | £626,247 | -£157,973 | |
| Cash | £619,053 | — | £691,192 | £1,885,317 | £1,675,960 | £137,030 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,334,241 | — | £2,444,400 | £3,067,026 | £2,866,676 | £2,712,586 | |
| Net assets | £1,334,241 | — | £2,312,415 | £2,951,070 | £2,761,017 | £2,578,044 | |
| Equity | £1,334,241 | £1,425,413 | £2,312,415 | £2,951,070 | £2,761,017 | £2,578,044 | |
| Average employees | 29 | — | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,102,696 | £1,135,119 | £1,182,560 | £1,133,742 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 13.2% | 11.7% | 6.4% | -3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.4% | 9.9% | 5.1% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 82.4% | 64.4% | 27.2% | -9.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.64x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 60.80x | 161.01x | — | -135.17x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company has closed one production unit, and, in the current year, commenced doing subcontract work.”
- “management have had to implement a further staff reduction programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAVENDER, Paul Anthony | Secretary | — | — | British |
| EVANS, Caroline Jane | Director | 2011-01-01 | Dec 1961 | British |
| LAVENDER, Paul Anthony | Director | — | Aug 1955 | British |
| RUSSELL, John George | Director | 1998-04-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, John William Rowland | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2015-04-07 |
| DONALD, Andrew David Livingstone | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1995-07-28 |
| FRENCH, Kevin Ian | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| GRAINGER, Paul | Director | — | 1997-09-12 |
| LAVENDER, Gerald Stanley | Director | — | 2004-06-25 |
| LAVENDER, Joan Hannah | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| PREECE, Edwin | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul A. Lavender And Caroline J Evans | Legal person | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-14 | Ceased 2016-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-04-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2018-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-35%
£12,253,635 £7,960,246
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-91.8%
£1,675,960 £137,030
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-6.6%
£2,761,017 £2,578,044
-
Employees
-10.7%
28 25
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-131.5%
£778,396 -£245,200
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-119.6%
£843,038 -£165,596
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-4.1%
£1,182,560 £1,133,742
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