UNIVERSAL TANKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£116K
-90.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.1M
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
122
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£199K
-60.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,168,193 | £19,807,621 | +3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,445,413 | £571,677 | £303,172 | -47% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,370,545 | £507,721 | £199,016 | -60.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,423,118 | £551,400 | £252,452 | -54.2% | |
| Cash | £434,661 | £1,180,254 | £115,881 | -90.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,059,389 | £4,294,665 | £4,233,780 | -1.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,300,675 | £3,852,075 | £4,104,527 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £3,300,675 | £3,852,075 | £4,104,527 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 119 | 122 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £5,636,092 | £5,866,082 | £6,249,615 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £606,735 | £971,626 | £860,205 | -11.5% |
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.0% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.9% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.6% | 13.3% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.32x | 2.07x | |
| Interest cover | 19.22x | 8.61x | 2.90x |
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 TANKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2012-07-09 → present
- UNIVERSAL SERVICE LOO'S LIMITED 2003-01-20 → 2012-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Successful integration of acquisition business from H&E Trotter Limited in the second half of the year.”
- “Expansion of key accounts and new business opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUNN, Helen | Secretary | 2023-07-18 | — | — |
| GUNN, Toby | Secretary | 2017-09-21 | — | — |
| GUNN, Matthew David | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| GUNN, Simon David | Director | 2003-01-20 | Jan 1955 | English |
| GUNN, Toby Philip | Director | 2017-10-12 | Aug 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Secretary | 2003-01-20 | 2003-01-20 |
| GUNN, Matthew | Secretary | 2016-07-07 | 2017-09-21 |
| GUNN, Matthew | Secretary | 2003-01-20 | 2015-05-01 |
| GUNN, Simon, Mr. | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2016-07-07 |
| BREWER, Kevin Michael | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2003-01-20 |
| GUNN, Matthew David | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2013-07-04 |
| WATERS, Neal | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2014-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Toby Philip Gunn | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2021-02-15 | Active |
| Universal Tanker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-21 | Active |
| Mlb Tanker Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-21 |
| Mr Simon David Gunn | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as firm), Voting 50–75% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-05-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.