UNIVERSAL DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-26 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£556K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
51
Average over period
Profit before tax
£456K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,499,005 | £6,000,934 | |
| Operating profit | £664,987 | £255,771 | |
| Profit before tax | £764,987 | £455,771 | |
| Net profit | £547,324 | £267,751 | |
| Cash | £790,593 | £556,273 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,860,860 | £3,728,611 | |
| Net assets | £3,860,860 | £3,728,611 | |
| Equity | £3,860,860 | £3,728,611 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 51 | |
| Wages | £2,748,080 | £2,933,593 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.46x | 2.11x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecast, projections and possible changes in trading performance for the 12 months following the date of signing the accounts, the Directors have a reasonable expectation the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from date of approval of accounts. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED · parent
- MAP Project Office Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPP GROUP (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-06-12 | — | — |
| ASHBY, Alexander | Director | 2023-01-10 | Jan 1985 | British |
| BARBER, Edward Simon Dominic | Director | 2001-06-12 | Apr 1969 | British |
| OSGERBY, Jay | Director | 2001-06-12 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSGERBY, Jason | Secretary | 2001-06-12 | 2011-12-01 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-08 | 2001-06-12 |
| AHMED, Ajaz Khowaj Quoram | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2024-10-16 |
| CLARKE, Jonathan James | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2008-11-18 |
| EGGAR, Jonathan Neil | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2026-01-02 |
| SMITH, Alistair Ingram Chalmers, Dr | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2024-03-01 |
| VAN DER WELLE, Charles Ward | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2022-09-30 |
| WINTERS, Steve Richard | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2019-12-06 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-06-08 | 2001-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpp Group (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-12 | Active |
| Mr Jay Osgerby | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-03-07 | Ceased 2018-06-12 |
| Mr Edward Simon Dominic Barber | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2018-06-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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