UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 15.6% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 37.8% | 28.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.87x | 2.41x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.6%
£17,575,197 £17,121,066
-
Cash
-31.2%
£7,711,622 £5,304,821
-
Net assets
+17.3%
£7,157,032 £8,394,756
-
Employees
+9.4%
32 35
-
Operating profit
-12.6%
£2,740,080 £2,393,573
-
Profit before tax
-7.5%
£2,874,625 £2,658,933
-
Wages
+12.9%
£1,015,658 £1,146,842
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