UBU ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+28.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+23.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
120
+7.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-34.7% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,615,020 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,307,979 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,292,326 | £4,430,465 | £5,544,690 | £4,388,534 | £2,867,436 | |
| Net profit | £2,105,944 | £3,770,446 | £4,536,551 | £3,386,794 | £2,231,188 | |
| Cash | £1,890,021 | £2,291,775 | £5,425,857 | £4,531,590 | £5,823,835 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,100,924 | £3,654,016 | £3,903,877 | £6,178,483 | £6,978,443 | |
| Net assets | £2,543,071 | £3,313,517 | £3,850,068 | £5,236,862 | £6,468,050 | |
| Equity | £2,543,071 | £3,313,517 | £3,850,068 | £5,236,862 | £6,468,050 | |
| Average employees | 110 | 109 | 113 | 112 | 120 | |
| Wages | £3,626,303 | £4,206,344 | £4,587,525 | £5,008,042 | £5,064,544 |
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 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 18.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 74.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 146.75x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Alexander & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The UKs largest roadsweeping and municipal hire company, 'Go Plant Limited' going into administration during our financial year.”
- “The withdrawal of the GM clean air zone by Greater Manchester's Air Quality Administration Committee remains an impact for UBU as this gives unfair pricing advantage to other local roadsweeper companies who haven't made the Euro 6 commitment and therefore face lesser overheads such as asset finance and enhanced maintenance costs.”
- “The demographic of employee resources since Brexit continue to impact on the recruitment and retention of HGV drivers but our commitment to training and retention incentives have been implemented with great success.”
- “In early 2026, the company will take delivery of its first two PTO driven roadsweepers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Edward Eliot | Secretary | 2004-08-06 | — | British |
| MURPHY, Edward Eliot | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jul 1980 | British |
| MURPHY, Michael Bernardine | Director | 1998-04-15 | Apr 1950 | British |
| MURPHY-PEERS, Rebecca Melissa | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Michael Bernardine | Secretary | 1998-04-15 | 2002-12-09 |
| MURPHY, Rebecca Melissa | Secretary | 2002-11-01 | 2004-08-06 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-11 | 1998-02-11 |
| MURPHY, Geraldine Majella | Director | 1998-04-15 | 2002-10-22 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-02-11 | 1998-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Shed Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-10 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-28 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease with charge number | |
| 2022-04-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+28.5%
£4,531,590 £5,823,835
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+23.5%
£5,236,862 £6,468,050
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.1%
112 120
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-34.7%
£4,388,534 £2,867,436
-
Wages
+1.1%
£5,008,042 £5,064,544
highest in 5 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