URA VENTURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-03 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
+50.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+2.5% vs 2023
Employees
44
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-15.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- URA VENTURES LIMITED 1997-06-19 → present
- CHARJIM LIMITED 1997-02-19 → 1997-06-19
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £23,464,000 | £23,751,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £5,143,000 | £5,065,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,633,000 | — | £3,617,000 | £3,042,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,663,000 | — | £2,667,000 | £2,282,000 | |
| Cash | — | £11,967,000 | — | £6,384,000 | £9,631,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £48,916,000 | — | £38,787,000 | £34,406,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £23,204,000 | — | £11,201,000 | £11,483,000 | |
| Equity | £19,841,000 | £23,204,000 | £23,204,000 | £11,201,000 | £11,483,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 42 | — | 42 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | £1,888,000 | — | £1,990,000 | £1,967,000 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 21.9% | 21.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.4% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 13.3% | 14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 81.3% | 80.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.74x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 3.04x | 2.22x |
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
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, therefore, have a reasonable expectation that they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- URA VENTURES LIMITED · parent
- Windsor Vehicle Leasing Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Exceptional dividend of £2m paid in 2023 to enable the redemption of half the preference shares in Longfox Limited as part of the corporate reorganisation.”
- “Exceptional dividend of £14,520k paid in 2023 as part of the corporate reorganisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Michael Louis Leslie | Director | 1997-12-01 | Aug 1948 | British |
| KENNING, Anthony Francis | Director | 2020-10-01 | Dec 1984 | British |
| KENNING, James Richard George | Director | 2020-10-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| KENNING, Richard Thomas | Director | 1997-03-10 | May 1951 | British |
| SAYERS, Robert Malcolm | Director | 2013-02-01 | Mar 1955 | British |
| SELLARS, Ian | Director | 2020-12-01 | Feb 1954 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNING, Carey | Secretary | 1997-03-10 | 2023-05-31 |
| KENNING, Thomas William | Secretary | 2013-10-07 | 2023-03-06 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-19 | 1997-03-10 |
| CANNON, Michael Harry Wilson | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1997-02-19 | 1997-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longfox Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Thomas Kenning | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 257 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-04-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-01-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
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
+1.2%
£23,464,000 £23,751,000
-
Cash
+50.9%
£6,384,000 £9,631,000
-
Net assets
+2.5%
£11,201,000 £11,483,000
-
Employees
+4.8%
42 44
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1.5%
£5,143,000 £5,065,000
-
Profit before tax
-15.9%
£3,617,000 £3,042,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-1.2%
£1,990,000 £1,967,000
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