UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£510K
-11.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1M
+8.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£566K
+129.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,571,000 | £15,910,000 | +17.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£774,000 | £1,679,000 | +316.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,916,000 | £566,000 | +129.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,462,000 | £317,000 | +121.7% | |
| Cash | £579,000 | £510,000 | -11.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,703,000 | £20,269,000 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,806,000 | £4,123,000 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £3,806,000 | £4,123,000 | +8.3% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.7% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | -10.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.9% | 8.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | -0.56x | 1.31x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED 1986-02-07 → present
- DAYASH LIMITED 1985-09-24 → 1986-02-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts for the period from the date of signing of these financial statements to 31 July 2027. These forecasts indicate that taking account of severe but plausible downsides, the company will have sufficient funds, through support from its ultimate parent, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BICKERSTAFF, Roger | Secretary | 2006-02-21 | — | British |
| COTTLE, Sydney John | Director | 2015-07-08 | Jan 1971 | British |
| DAVIES, Nicola Faye | Director | 2017-11-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| FURNIVAL, David | Director | 2024-04-18 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETT, Catherine Lucy | Secretary | 2005-05-03 | 2006-02-21 |
| GAYWARD, Peter Harry | Secretary | — | 1992-11-24 |
| SANDBACH, John Clive | Secretary | 1992-11-24 | 2003-07-24 |
| WADE, Gerard Anthony | Secretary | 2003-07-25 | 2005-05-03 |
| BEEDLE, Alex | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2019-08-16 |
| BURGESS, Andrew | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-07-31 |
| CARR, Michael Douglas | Director | 1992-11-24 | 2004-05-01 |
| DICKSON, Steven Watson | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2013-10-31 |
| DOYLE, Kevin Paul | Director | 1993-06-14 | 2004-12-31 |
| EASTWOOD, Robert | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2016-12-31 |
| GAYWARD, Peter Harry | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| HACKETT, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2018-07-23 |
| JONES, Graham Michael Thelwall, Doctor | Director | 1993-06-14 | 2004-04-13 |
| MARSH, Philip Graham | Director | 2020-02-27 | 2023-12-20 |
| PARSONS, John David, Professor | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1998-12-17 |
| PRIOR, David Leonard, Dr | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2009-10-31 |
| RIDER, Maurice George | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| SANDBACH, John Clive | Director | — | 2003-07-24 |
| TUCKER, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2019-09-04 |
| UTTING, John Edward, Professor | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| YUILLE, Michael George Simpson | Director | 2004-04-13 | 2009-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.