UNIVERSAL FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-02 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+41.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+5.6% vs 2023
Employees
149
-3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£434K
+126.7% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,785,754 | £13,509,698 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £953,372 | £265,626 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £191,591 | £434,257 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £146,217 | £453,659 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £4,258,233 | £6,023,395 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £14,134,089 | £8,996,321 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £8,035,571 | £8,489,230 | |
| Equity | £6,212,875 | £6,354,992 | £6,990,867 | £8,654,431 | £8,118,362 | £8,035,571 | £8,489,230 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 149 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,199,830 | £4,578,720 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £177,965 | £408,655 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-8.6%
£14,785,754 £13,509,698
-
Cash
+41.5%
£4,258,233 £6,023,395
-
Net assets
+5.6%
£8,035,571 £8,489,230
-
Employees
-3.2%
154 149
-
Operating profit
-72.1%
£953,372 £265,626
-
Profit before tax
+126.7%
£191,591 £434,257
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Wages
+9%
£4,199,830 £4,578,720
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 66.5% | 40.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.76x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.83x | 0.92x |
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
- Mark J Rees LLP Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During 2024, the company sold its investment property, valued at £13,000,000, at a profit of £302,341.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURRANI, Mubashar | Secretary | 2008-02-08 | — | British |
| DURRANI, Mubashar | Director | 1995-09-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| DURRANI, Nazia Awan | Director | 2018-06-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| DURRANI, Ulfat Shahnaz | Director | 2007-10-08 | Jan 1934 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURRANI, Anjum | Secretary | 1996-09-13 | 2008-02-08 |
| DURRANI, Anjum | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 1995-09-01 |
| DURRANI, Ulfat Shahnaz | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 1996-09-13 |
| SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-18 | 1995-09-09 |
| DURRANI, Anjum | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2008-02-08 |
| HARRISON, John Patrick | Director | 2014-12-08 | 2015-11-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Roger Owen | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2006-01-01 |
| S C F (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-18 | 1995-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Developments (Leicester) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge 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.