Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 19 August 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 5 August 2026
Universal Container Services Limited
- Incorporated
- 4 December 1990 (35 years)
- Industry
- Cold forming or folding (24330) Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25990)Manufacture of pumps (28131)Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103)
- Directors
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Region
- North West
- Address
- Wharfside Container Park Wharfside Container ParkIrlam Wharf RoadIrlamManchesterM44 5FZ
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 1 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
British
Born October 1964 (62)
Officer history (10 former)
31 July 2024
Resigned Woolley, Kathryn as Secretary
3 June 2020
Resigned Lewis, John as Secretary
3 June 2020
Appointed Woolley, Kathryn as Secretary
4 April 2014
Resigned Holmes, Daniel as Secretary
4 April 2014
Appointed Lewis, John as Secretary
4 April 2014
31 March 2010
Resigned Woolley, Kathryn as Secretary
5 February 2010
23 October 2009
Resigned Richmond, Rachael Jayne as Secretary
23 October 2009
Appointed Holmes, Daniel as Secretary
12 June 2008
Appointed Richmond, Rachael Jayne as Secretary
4 April 2003
Appointed Woolley, Kathryn as Secretary
4 April 2003
Resigned Ward, Valerie Ethel as Secretary
4 April 2003
Resigned Ward, Anthony Donald as Director
4 April 2003
Resigned Ward, Valerie Ethel as Director
1 April 1998
31 July 1992
Resigned Richmond, Kenneth George as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 1 January 2017
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 10535033
Former controllers (1)
1 January 2017
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £8,394,756
- Cash
- £5,304,821
- Turnover
- £17,121,066
- Profit Before Tax
- £2,658,933
- Employees
- 35
- Debt Ratio
- 41%
- Current Ratio
- 2.4x
- Profit Margin
- 16%
- Return on Equity
- 24%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £524,292 | £472,571 | £380,649 | £290,319 | £294,587 |
| Current Assets | £13,604,245 | £14,598,849 | £8,155,182 | £7,901,316 | £5,915,541 |
| Debtors | £2,096,472 | £2,247,556 | £3,051,876 | £2,638,837 | £1,655,399 |
| Cash | £5,304,821 | £7,711,622 | £681,727 | £1,150,403 | £1,254,281 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £5,643,336 | £7,816,392 | £2,577,477 | £2,902,650 | £2,662,380 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £42,010 | |||
| Net Current Assets | £7,960,909 | £6,782,457 | £5,577,705 | £4,998,666 | £3,253,161 |
| Net Assets | £8,394,756 | £7,157,032 | £5,890,708 | £5,238,661 | £3,455,515 |
| Shareholder Funds | £8,394,756 | £7,157,032 | £5,890,708 | £5,238,661 | £3,455,515 |
| Turnover | £17,121,066 | £17,575,197 | £21,058,231 | £20,493,595 | |
| Cost of Sales | £11,524,426 | £11,716,451 | £14,597,917 | £14,062,925 | |
| Gross Profit | £5,596,640 | £5,858,746 | £6,460,314 | £6,430,670 | |
| Admin Expenses | £3,203,067 | £3,118,666 | £2,019,625 | £1,887,608 | |
| Staff Costs | £1,362,318 | £1,202,024 | £1,074,872 | £987,805 | |
| Operating Profit | £2,393,573 | £2,740,080 | £4,440,689 | £4,543,062 | |
| Profit Before Tax | £2,658,933 | £2,874,625 | £4,443,396 | £4,544,237 | |
| Tax | £674,643 | £742,091 | £843,249 | £733,692 | |
| Profit for Period | £1,984,290 | £2,132,534 | £3,600,147 | £3,810,545 | |
Filings 129
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2026 | Accounts for a medium company | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 5 August 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 5 August 2026 | ||
| 12 December 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 4 December 2025 | ||
| 7 July 2025 | Full accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 11 December 2024 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 4 December 2024 |
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