UNIVERSAL SALVAGE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-09 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10K
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£219M
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6M
-59.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UNIVERSAL SALVAGE LIMITED 2009-08-04 → present
- UNIVERSAL SALVAGE PLC 1995-08-29 → 2009-08-04
- UNIVERSAL SALVAGE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1979-12-04 → 1995-08-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£17,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £16,102,000 | £6,491,000 | |
| Net profit | £16,102,000 | £6,491,000 | |
| Cash | £10,000 | £10,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £219,093,000 | £219,076,000 | |
| Net assets | £219,093,000 | £219,076,000 | |
| Equity | £219,093,000 | £219,076,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.95x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have adopted the going concern basis for preparation of the financial statements of the Company and the UK subsidiaries of CPRT LLP, referred to as the UK Group. The UK Group is managed centrally and is supported by the main trading entity Copart UK Limited. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the UK Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the going concern assessment period through to July 2027.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL SALVAGE LIMITED · parent
- Copart UK Limited 100%
- CPRT (Europe) Limited 100%
- CPRT European Investments Limited 100%
- U-Pull-It Limited 100%
- Universal Salvage Auctions Limited 100%
- D Hales Limited 100%
- Copart UAE Auctions LLC 49%
- Copart Vehicle Auctions Ireland Limited 100%
- Copart Autos Espana SL 100%
- CPRT Holding Company Netherlands BV 100%
- CPRT Holdings LLC 100%
- Copart do Brasil Organizacao de Leiloes Ltda 100%
- CPRT GmbH 100%
- Copart Deutchland 100%
- Trapoc GmbH 100%
- WOM WreckOnlineMarket GmbH 100%
- Trapoc Immobilien GmbH 90%
- WOM Services GmbH 100%
- Copart Suomi OY 100%
- Copart France 100%
- Copart India Private Limited 100%
- Copart do Brasil Transports Ltda 100%
- Green Parts Specialist Holdings Ltd 100%
- Green Parts Specialist (Ormskirk) Holdings Ltd 100%
- Green Parts Specialist (Ormskirk) Ltd 100%
- Green Parts Salvage & Recycling Ltd 100%
- The Green Parts Specialists Limited 100%
- Green Parts Specialists (Dumfries) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, Universal Salvage Limited received dividends from Copart UK Limited for the value of £5.6m settled by movement in cash balances.”
- “Universal Salvage Limited acquired 1 share in CPRT European Investments Limited for £5.6m (€6.5m) in January 2026, settled by movement in cash balances.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-07-15 | — | — |
| DUTY, Keith | Director | 2023-01-17 | Mar 1969 | American |
| POCOCK, Jane | Director | 2019-06-05 | Apr 1971 | British |
| STEARNS, Leah Canham | Director | 2023-01-17 | Jul 1980 | American |
| VERHAGE, Hessel Bruce | Director | 2024-12-01 | Nov 1971 | American |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTWOOD, Jeremy | Secretary | 1995-08-29 | 1997-10-31 |
| BRAMALL, Colin Stephen | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| HOWLETT, Judie May | Secretary | 2007-09-04 | 2008-04-30 |
| HYNES, Martin Christopher | Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 1999-02-01 |
| JACKSON, Sheila | Secretary | — | 1995-08-29 |
| LISTER, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-01-31 | 2007-01-31 |
| SOMERVILLE, Andy Forbes | Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2007-09-04 |
| WESTWOOD, Carl Jonathan | Secretary | 2008-05-01 | 2013-07-02 |
| ADAIR, Aaron Jayson | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2020-06-18 |
| ATTWOOD, Jeremy | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1997-10-31 |
| BASSETT, Clifford Sydney, Mr. | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| BASSETT, Margaret Anne | Director | — | 1995-08-07 |
| BASSETT, Stewart Sonny | Director | — | 1995-08-29 |
| BIRD, Richard Michael | Director | — | 1997-04-07 |
| BRAMALL, Colin Stephen | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| BRUEGGER, Edmund Peter | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2006-01-06 |
| CANNING, Jonathan David | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2020-06-18 |
| CHUDASAMA, Biju | Director | 2003-01-10 | 2004-08-11 |
| COOK, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2003-01-10 |
| CUTHBERTSON, Robert Maxwell | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| DEPASQUALE, Gregory | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2022-12-23 |
| ELDRIDGE, Sean Christopher | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| FILDES, George Frank | Director | 1997-07-02 | 1998-09-11 |
| FOSTER, Alexander Neil | Director | 1995-08-29 | 2007-06-15 |
| FRANKLIN, William Easley | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2020-06-18 |
| GOODRIGHT, Peter James | Director | 2003-01-10 | 2004-10-29 |
| HAGGERWOOD, Peter | Director | 2009-06-13 | 2016-02-24 |
| HOBBS, Barrie | Director | 1998-06-24 | 2002-02-28 |
| HYNES, Martin Christopher | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2004-05-19 |
| JOHNSON, Willis Junior | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2012-09-21 |
| KIRKPATRICK, Paul Kevin | Director | 2023-01-17 | 2024-12-01 |
| LIAW, Jeffrey | Director | 2020-06-18 | 2023-01-17 |
| LOWY, Russell Dennis | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2014-04-30 |
| MCGILL, Alastair James | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2001-10-12 |
| MEAD, Richard Barwick | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2007-06-15 |
| MITZ, Vincent William | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2019-01-08 |
| PAGET, Nigel James | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2020-06-18 |
| PALMER-BAUNACK, Avril | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-08-28 |
| PEARSON, Barrie | Director | 1995-08-29 | 1998-09-30 |
| POWERS, Stephen | Director | 2020-06-18 | 2024-12-01 |
| SANDY, Nigel Desmond Alexander | Director | 2004-01-12 | 2005-04-30 |
| SHELDON-WILSON, Simon | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2019-06-05 |
| SOMERVILLE, Andy Forbes | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2007-09-04 |
| STEAD, Nigel Cleator | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2007-06-15 |
| STYER, Paul Anthony | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2020-06-18 |
| SUTTON, Jacqueline Anne | Director | — | 1995-08-29 |
| TERRY, Nigel Stuart | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2007-06-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Geoffrey Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copart Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 364 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-10-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
0%
£10,000 £10,000
-
Net assets
0%
£219,093,000 £219,076,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
-59.7%
£16,102,000 £6,491,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers