UNIVERSAL HORIZON LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+107.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+25.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
75
-6.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+5.7% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,787,962 | £12,630,353 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,446,044 | £1,514,951 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,408,625 | £1,488,261 | |
| Net profit | £0 | £418,142 | — | £1,067,571 | £1,103,215 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,089,439 | £2,260,984 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £3,535,338 | £3,995,375 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £277,426 | — | £2,722,147 | £3,415,110 | |
| Equity | — | — | £1,417,853 | £2,722,147 | £3,415,110 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | 80 | 75 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | £2,352,877 | £2,282,350 | |
| 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 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-8.4%
£13,787,962 £12,630,353
-
Cash
+107.5%
£1,089,439 £2,260,984
-
Net assets
+25.5%
£2,722,147 £3,415,110
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-6.3%
80 75
-
Operating profit
+4.8%
£1,446,044 £1,514,951
-
Profit before tax
+5.7%
£1,408,625 £1,488,261
-
Wages
-3%
£2,352,877 £2,282,350
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.5% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.7% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 40.9% | 37.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.84x | 2.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 38.60x | 55.65x |
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
- BHP 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 parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL HORIZON LTD · parent
- Universal Group Holdings Ltd 100%
- Universal AV Services Limited 100%
- Universal Live Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Directors are extremely pleased with the results, despite a substantial bad debt in the year.”
- “Turnover has fallen but cash reserves have improved by over £1m as working capital lock up has reduced.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITZPATRICK, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2021-03-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| GARDNER, Christopher Mark | Director | 2021-03-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2021-03-01 | Dec 1979 | British |
| ROBINSON, Andrew | Director | 2020-04-29 | Mar 1968 | British |
| WAINE, Kirsten Elizabeth | Director | 2021-03-01 | May 1979 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Robinson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-29 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-06-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-06-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2021-08-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-06-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-06-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-27 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
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.