UNIVERSAL PILING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-09 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-40.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£887K
+95% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
69
+13.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+241.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,093,268 | — | £19,252,000 | — | £34,088,345 | £32,445,767 | |
| Operating profit | — | £282,167 | — | £438,000 | — | £432,723 | £1,308,903 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £232,584 | — | £352,000 | — | £351,181 | £1,199,325 | |
| Net profit | — | £225,484 | — | £290,000 | — | £230,412 | £913,833 | |
| Cash | £459,642 | £308,513 | £309,000 | £801,000 | £801,001 | £2,132,810 | £1,275,493 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,258,144 | — | £2,575,000 | — | £1,676,142 | £1,602,438 | |
| Net assets | — | £296,294 | — | £488,000 | — | £454,780 | £886,613 | |
| Equity | £247,234 | £296,294 | £296,000 | £488,000 | £490,030 | £454,780 | £886,613 | |
| Average employees | — | 40 | — | 47 | — | 61 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | £1,558,495 | — | £2,080,000 | — | £3,306,706 | £3,352,166 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £17,576 | — | £90,000 | — | £137,576 | £144,283 |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
-4.8%
£34,088,345 £32,445,767
-
Cash
-40.2%
£2,132,810 £1,275,493
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Net assets
+95%
£454,780 £886,613
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+13.1%
61 69
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+202.5%
£432,723 £1,308,903
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+241.5%
£351,181 £1,199,325
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+1.4%
£3,306,706 £3,352,166
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.8% | — | 2.3% | — | 1.3% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.4% | — | 1.5% | — | 0.7% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.4% | — | 17.0% | — | 25.8% | 81.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.07x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.69x | — | 5.09x | — | 4.93x | 11.94x |
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
- UNIVERSAL PILING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 2009-08-29 → present
- ROB TAYLOR LIMITED 1999-03-09 → 2009-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Richard Alexander | Director | 2010-01-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| MACARTHUR-BAGNALL, Darren | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| TAYLOR, Robert Toon | Director | 1999-03-09 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Tracy | Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 2015-01-15 |
| THE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-09 |
| THE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Alexander Lowe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Mr Robert Toon Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | 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.