UK Companies House feature
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£5M
-31.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+17.3% vs 2023
Employees
35
+9.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-7.5% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 02565098
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1990-12-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,575,197 | £17,121,066 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,740,080 | £2,393,573 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,874,625 | £2,658,933 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,132,534 | £1,984,290 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £7,711,622 | £5,304,821 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £7,255,028 | £8,485,201 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £7,157,032 | £8,394,756 | |
| Equity | £2,786,146 | £3,455,515 | £5,238,661 | £5,890,708 | £7,157,032 | £8,394,756 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 32 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,015,658 | £1,146,842 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clarke Nicklin LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The director has reached this conclusion giving due consideration to the projected future performance of the company and any potential risk that might impact the company's ability to meet its required solvency levels. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In the year to 31 December 2024, sales decreased by 2.6% (2023: 16.5% decrease) from £17.6m to £17.1m. The profit before tax margin decreased, from 16.4% to 15.6%, reflecting ongoing inflationary pressures on both materials and overheads.”
- “The director continues to devote substantial resources to research and development, focusing on introducing new and improved products that will attract further customers and support future growth.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
1 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOLLEY, George | Director | 1998-04-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Daniel | Secretary | 2009-10-23 | 2014-04-04 |
| LEWIS, John | Secretary | 2014-04-04 | 2020-06-03 |
| RICHMOND, Rachael Jayne | Secretary | 2008-06-12 | 2009-10-23 |
| WARD, Valerie Ethel | Secretary | — | 2003-04-04 |
| WOOLLEY, Kathryn | Secretary | 2020-06-03 | 2024-07-31 |
| WOOLLEY, Kathryn | Secretary | 2003-04-04 | 2010-03-31 |
| HOLMES, Daniel Lee | Director | 2010-02-05 | 2014-04-04 |
| RICHMOND, Kenneth George | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| WARD, Anthony Donald | Director | — | 2003-04-04 |
| WARD, Valerie Ethel | Director | — | 2003-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Container Services (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
| Mr George Woolley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-31 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-03-15 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2021-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2020-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-06-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2020-06-03 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2020-06-03 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2019-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-04-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2018-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2018-06-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
6.37
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.563 × 6.56 = +3.70
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.169 × 6.72 = +1.14
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.464 × 1.05 = +1.54
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory