UNIVERSAL CYCLES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£12m
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11m
Period ending 2025-04-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,995,000 | -£33,174 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£151,223 | £10,772,984 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£155,991 | £10,775,288 | — | |
| Net profit | -£155,991 | £8,037,389 | — | |
| Cash | £10,091 | £2,612 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£19,833,372 | -£11,795,983 | — | |
| Equity | -£19,833,372 | -£11,795,983 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.6% | — | |
| Net margin | -7.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.12x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | -31.72x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNIVERSAL CYCLES LIMITED 2008-12-03 → present
- UNIVERSAL CYCLES PLC 1977-11-21 → 2008-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL CYCLES LIMITED · parent
- Muddyfox Limited 100%
- Olympus Ventures Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company's principal activity was previously the importation and distribution of bicycles and associated goods, this ceased in May 2025.”
- “the directors have taken the decision to wind down operations of the company and do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICK, Alastair Peter Orford | Director | 2019-03-14 | Jun 1983 | British |
| MOORE, Adam Lee | Director | 2024-12-05 | Aug 1986 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKSCHEFFEL, Beryl Doris | Secretary | — | 2007-12-24 |
| MELLORS, Robert Frank | Secretary | 2007-12-24 | 2008-08-26 |
| OLSEN, Cameron John | Secretary | 2013-12-04 | 2019-07-01 |
| PIPER, Thomas James | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | 2022-07-28 |
| TYLEE-BIRDSALL, Rebecca Louise | Secretary | 2008-08-26 | 2013-12-04 |
| ADEGOKE, Adedotun Ademola | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2024-12-05 |
| BISHOP, Rowland Roy | Director | 1993-02-01 | 2007-12-24 |
| BROWN, Antony Martin | Director | 2005-05-31 | 2007-12-24 |
| BULLEN, David Nicholas | Director | 2005-05-31 | 2007-12-24 |
| BUSH, Alan Charles | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2004-08-31 |
| BYERS, Karen | Director | 2014-10-27 | 2016-10-14 |
| FORSEY, David Michael | Director | 2007-12-24 | 2016-10-14 |
| LEACH, Barry John | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2014-10-27 |
| MARKSCHEFFEL, Beryl Doris | Director | — | 2007-12-24 |
| MARKSCHEFFEL, David Gavin | Director | 1995-03-13 | 2011-05-31 |
| MARKSCHEFFEL, David Michael | Director | — | 2007-12-24 |
| MARKSCHEFFEL, Michael Richard | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2011-05-31 |
| MARKSCHEFFEL, Sarah Caroline | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2007-12-24 |
| MELLORS, Robert Frank | Director | 2007-12-24 | 2013-12-31 |
| SHANKS, Maurice James | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| STOCKTON, Rachel Isabel Lilian | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2019-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Resources (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-06-29 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.