UTOPIA FURNITURE LTD.
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Cash
£81k
+364.7% vs 2024
Net assets
-£667k
-174.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
103
-6.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
-39.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,289,138 | £13,814,077 | £10,722,401 | £11,151,066 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | -£255,858 | £1,142,384 | -£1,122,194 | -£1,588,350 | -41.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£279,780 | £1,122,081 | -£1,165,756 | -£1,622,458 | -39.2% | |
| Net profit | -£182,213 | £945,585 | -£893,597 | -£1,561,604 | -74.8% | |
| Cash | £243,150 | £451 | £17,448 | £81,075 | +364.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,127,698 | £5,750,328 | £1,291,271 | -£425,013 | -132.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,023,517 | £5,729,102 | £894,282 | -£667,322 | -174.6% | |
| Equity | £5,023,517 | £5,729,102 | £894,282 | -£667,322 | -174.6% | |
| Average employees | 155 | 121 | 110 | 103 | -6.4% | |
| Wages | £3,977,231 | £3,462,215 | £3,651,736 | £3,844,190 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,619 | £2,657 | £70,669 | £150,000 | +112.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.3% | 8.3% | -10.5% | -14.2% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | 6.8% | -8.3% | -14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.0% | 19.9% | -86.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.2% | 30.3% | 80.7% | 109.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.76x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | -10.69x | 56.27x | -25.76x | -46.57x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ormerod Rutter Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, Utopia Furniture Limited was acquired by Brand K Limited, with the transaction completing on 17 September 2026.”
- “In connection with the disposal, the Group undertook a restructuring of intercompany and connected party balances, as part of which the balances booked in the accounts to the value of £4,580,694 were waived after the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORFORD, Alexander Darryl | Director | 2026-09-17 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Ian William | Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 2007-09-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Theresa Wendy | Secretary | 2007-09-26 | 2008-12-19 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 1993-06-11 |
| ST PAULS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-30 | 2017-09-06 |
| BAILEY, Mark Richard | Director | 2009-05-08 | 2013-09-17 |
| BOULTON, Beth | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| BROOKE, Joanne | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2010-08-06 |
| CLARK, Helen Louise | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2012-07-09 |
| CONN, David William | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2026-09-17 |
| CONN, David William | Director | 1993-06-11 | 2007-09-26 |
| COX, Stephen John | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-10-24 |
| GREEN, Elizabeth Bernadette | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| HALL, Ian William | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2026-09-17 |
| HALL, Ian William | Director | 1993-06-11 | 2007-09-26 |
| HEAP, Mark Anthony | Director | 1995-04-06 | 2005-12-01 |
| HODGKINS, Anthony Ronald | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1998-10-12 |
| JAQUES, Steven | Director | 2015-09-16 | 2017-06-09 |
| OLDHAM, Mark Andrew | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2017-02-13 |
| RUSSELL, Simon Richard | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2013-03-20 |
| RUSSELL, Simon Richard | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2009-06-26 |
| SHEFFIELD, Darren Lee | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2001-10-19 |
| SHEPHERD, Amanda Louise | Director | 2003-06-20 | 2007-02-23 |
| SPOONER, Barry Charles | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2006-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Theresa Wendy | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2008-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand K Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-09-17 | Active |
| Utopia Capital Investments Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-22 | Ceased 2026-09-17 |
| Utopia Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-09-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-21 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-08-21 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-08-21 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-08-21 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.