UNIVERSAL TEXTILES UK LTD
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Cash
£1.1M
+44.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5M
-11.6% vs 2024
Employees
119
-13.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-0.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,536,806 | £33,086,792 | £32,321,314 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,054,961 | £1,615,075 | £1,636,669 | +1.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,001,041 | £1,647,639 | £1,632,029 | -0.9% | |
| Net profit | £797,128 | £1,432,789 | £1,296,116 | -9.5% | |
| Cash | £1,351,467 | £786,618 | £1,135,656 | +44.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,078,764 | £2,658,844 | £2,656,425 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £958,347 | £1,753,835 | £1,549,951 | -11.6% | |
| Equity | £958,347 | £1,753,835 | £1,549,951 | -11.6% | |
| Average employees | 169 | 137 | 119 | -13.1% | |
| Wages | £1,715,282 | £2,124,424 | £2,745,842 | +29.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £81,583 | £105,568 | £131,372 | +24.4% |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.7% | 60.7% | 61.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 64.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.14x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | 71.66x | — | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Whitemoor Audit LLP
- 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 group's and the parent company's ability to continue.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL TEXTILES UK LTD · parent
- UT Etrade Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The plan is to increase the number of suppliers the company acts for and the number of marketplaces whilst continuing to deliver the best in class IT processes. These strategic thrusts will help deliver further growth in turnover, profitability and balance sheet in the coming year despite increasing external pressures for retail businesses.”
- “A donation of £12,557 was made on behalf of the company to the charity Feed the Nation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARIA, Ravi | Secretary | 2009-04-01 | — | British |
| JOULES, Michael | Director | 2025-02-05 | Aug 1989 | British |
| KARIA, Harshika | Director | 2025-02-20 | Mar 1960 | British |
| KARIA, Karan | Director | 2025-02-05 | Dec 1994 | British |
| KARIA, Mahesh | Director | 2009-04-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| KARIA, Ravi | Director | 2009-04-01 | May 1983 | British |
| SANDALL, Craig John | Director | 2017-06-01 | Jan 1987 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURCHNALL, Vivien Jane Gibson | Secretary | 2017-06-26 | 2017-12-20 |
| KARIA, Harshika | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2025-02-05 |
| KARIA, Natasha | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2025-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rkmax Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-09-16 | Active |
| Mr Craig John Sandall | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Active |
| Mrs Harshika Karia | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-26 | Active |
| Mr Mahesh Karia | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Ravi Karia | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-28 | 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.