UNIVERSAL MATTER GBR LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
Cash
£531K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
25
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The company has incurred an operating loss of £2,309,000 (2023: £3,269,000) during the year, necessitating continued financial support from parent Universal Matter Inc. Directors of the parent have confirmed further funding, but the timing and availability are outside the parent's control, creating a material uncertainty about going concern.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £184,000 | £99,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£3,269,000 | -£2,309,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£3,319,000 | -£2,316,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,779,000 | -£2,244,000 | |
| Cash | — | £56,000 | £531,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £941,000 | -£1,354,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £885,000 | -£1,359,000 | |
| Equity | £2,638,000 | £885,000 | -£1,359,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 28 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | £1,696,000 | £1,151,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -347.4% | 170.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 15.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.65x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | -65.38x | -153.93x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UNIVERSAL MATTER GBR LTD 2023-03-31 → present
- APPLIED GRAPHENE MATERIALS UK LIMITED 2013-10-25 → 2023-03-31
- DURHAM GRAPHENE SCIENCE LIMITED 2010-07-29 → 2013-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Baines Jewitt Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The company has incurred an operating loss of £2,309,000 (2023: £3,269,000) during the year, necessitating continued financial support from parent Universal Matter Inc. Directors of the parent have confirmed further funding, but the timing and availability are outside the parent's control, creating a material uncertainty about going concern.”
Significant events
- “Exceptional items in the prior year related to costs incurred as a result of the change in ownership of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOFFMAN, Guy Wayne | Director | 2023-03-28 | Jan 1967 | American |
| KEFALOS, Cosmos Dru | Director | 2023-03-28 | Aug 1959 | American |
| VAN LEEUWEN, Jan | Director | 2023-03-28 | Aug 1958 | Canadian |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIN, David | Secretary | 2018-10-30 | 2023-03-28 |
| JONES, Gareth Hywel | Secretary | 2017-07-27 | 2018-10-29 |
| LIGHTOWLERS, Oliver James | Secretary | 2013-11-27 | 2016-10-31 |
| IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-12-22 | 2013-11-27 |
| BATH, Michael | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2013-07-03 |
| BLAIN, David Jonathan | Director | 2018-10-30 | 2023-03-28 |
| BROUGHAM, Max | Director | 2010-07-29 | 2010-12-21 |
| COLEMAN, Karl Stuart, Dr | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2023-03-28 |
| DOBSON, Bryan Crawford, Dr | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2023-03-28 |
| JONES, Gareth Hywel | Director | 2017-04-04 | 2018-10-29 |
| LIGHTOWLERS, Oliver James | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2016-10-31 |
| LOXLEY, Neil, Dr. | Director | 2011-12-22 | 2013-10-21 |
| MABBITT, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2018-07-31 |
| MARINELLI, Claudio, Dr. | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2015-01-27 |
| POTTS, Hugh Adrian, Dr | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2023-03-28 |
| IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-12-22 | 2013-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Matter Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-28 | Active |
| Applied Graphene Materials Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-02-26 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-03-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.