UNIVERSAL SEALANTS (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£559
-83.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£6M
+14.6% vs 2024
Employees
29
-64.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£67K
-93.5% first positive since 2022
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-01 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £30,643,983 | £33,615,249 | £28,345,497 | £12,300,603 | |
| Operating profit | — | £570,217 | -£4,199,320 | -£9,677,142 | £847,757 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £200,561 | -£4,361,103 | £1,040,304 | £67,244 | |
| Net profit | — | £474,656 | -£3,765,155 | £3,361,923 | £968,123 | |
| Cash | — | £34,087 | £67,452 | £3,364 | £559 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £20,767,398 | £17,950,297 | -£6,053,855 | -£5,666,123 | |
| Net assets | — | £20,577,351 | £16,812,196 | -£6,634,246 | -£5,666,123 | |
| Equity | £20,102,695 | £20,577,351 | £16,812,196 | -£6,634,246 | -£5,666,123 | |
| Average employees | — | 213 | 210 | 81 | 29 | |
| Wages | — | £8,710,211 | £9,496,543 | £4,077,895 | £1,345,768 |
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 | 2020-06-01 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.9% | -12.5% | -34.1% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.5% | -11.2% | 11.9% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.7% | -23.4% | 159.9% | -15.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.48x | 0.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.54x | -21.86x | -6.19x | 1.09x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREINER, Eric Matthew | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jan 1970 | American |
| LINDSAY, Daniel Luke | Director | 2025-06-01 | Jul 1991 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNNAM, Tracey | Secretary | 2022-06-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| PAXTON, George | Secretary | — | 2009-12-31 |
| TOMPKINS, Paul Kelly | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | 2010-04-30 |
| BENNETT, Neil | Director | — | 2016-11-30 |
| BUDGELL, William Pierce | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2025-06-01 |
| DENNSTEADT, David Charles | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2026-03-01 |
| HEWITSON, Kelly | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2022-06-15 |
| MARSHALL, David Edward | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2024-01-10 |
| MCGONIGLE, Mark E | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2015-02-16 |
| MICHAEL, Gregory P. | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2013-12-19 |
| MOORE, David John | Director | 2024-01-10 | 2024-08-05 |
| MOORE, Edward Winslow | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| PAXTON, George | Director | — | 2012-12-31 |
| PAXTON, John | Director | — | 2004-11-15 |
| PAXTON, Jonathan | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| PAXTON, Simon George | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2020-08-18 |
| REIF, David Poynter | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2018-12-31 |
| RICE, Ronald Albert | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2016-11-30 |
| SHEA, Patrick James | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2020-08-18 |
| SIMPSON, Nicholas Ronald | Director | 1994-04-20 | 2021-05-31 |
| TAYLOR, William John | Director | 2015-02-16 | 2020-08-18 |
| TOMPKINS, Paul Kelly | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2010-04-30 |
| TURNER, Simon Garry | Director | 2015-02-16 | 2019-12-31 |
| WHITTAKER, Timothy Robert | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2023-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gjp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | RP04CH01 | officers | Second filing of change of director details with name | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
-56.6%
£28,345,497 £12,300,603
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-83.4%
£3,364 £559
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+14.6%
-£6,634,246 -£5,666,123
-
Employees
-64.2%
81 29
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+108.8%
-£9,677,142 £847,757
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-93.5%
£1,040,304 £67,244
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
-67%
£4,077,895 £1,345,768
lowest in 4 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