URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-16 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£318K
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£225K
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
3
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£157K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £273,053 | £304,809 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £77,842 | £157,159 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £77,842 | £157,159 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £62,375 | £116,194 | |
| Cash | £109,883 | £99,451 | £113,251 | £117,359 | — | £54,898 | £317,514 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £109,830 | £113,767 | £111,640 | — | — | £124,293 | £225,184 | |
| Net assets | £109,335 | £113,616 | £111,269 | £124,461 | — | £124,293 | £225,184 | |
| Equity | £109,335 | £113,616 | £111,269 | — | £124,461 | £124,293 | £225,184 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 2023-10-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 28.5% | 51.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 22.8% | 38.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 62.6% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.59x | 2.60x |
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
- URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD. 2012-12-13 → present
- NSW ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2012-10-02 → 2012-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. 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.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KADI, Sabrina | Secretary | 2024-11-15 | — | — |
| MADI, Mustapha | Director | 2024-11-11 | Jul 1974 | Lebanese |
| STEVENSON HORNER, Daniel James | Director | 2024-03-01 | May 1982 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOWELL, Hugo | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2024-03-01 |
| SYME, David Donaldson Lumsden | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2016-03-31 |
| WUNDERLICH, Matthias | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2024-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dar Al-Handasah (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-01 | Active |
| Hugo Nowell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-09 | Ceased 2024-03-01 |
| Matthias Wunderlich | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-09 | Ceased 2024-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption 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.