UNIVERSAL PILING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD
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Cash
£2.9M
+127.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.3M
+47.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
66
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+9.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,093,268 | £19,252,000 | £34,088,345 | £32,445,767 | £40,967,572 | +26.3% | |
| Operating profit | £282,167 | £438,000 | £432,723 | £1,308,903 | £1,397,231 | +6.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £232,584 | £352,000 | £351,181 | £1,199,325 | £1,313,820 | +9.5% | |
| Net profit | £225,484 | £290,000 | £230,412 | £913,833 | £983,539 | +7.6% | |
| Cash | £308,513 | £801,000 | £2,132,810 | £1,275,493 | £2,905,059 | +127.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,258,144 | £2,575,000 | £1,676,142 | £1,602,438 | £2,615,865 | +63.2% | |
| Net assets | £296,294 | £488,000 | £454,780 | £886,613 | £1,308,152 | +47.5% | |
| Equity | £296,294 | £488,000 | £454,780 | £886,613 | £1,308,152 | +47.5% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 47 | 61 | 69 | 66 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £1,558,495 | £2,080,000 | £3,306,706 | £3,352,166 | £5,099,412 | +52.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £17,576 | £90,000 | £137,576 | £144,283 | £226,836 | +57.2% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.4% | 17.0% | 25.8% | 81.7% | 53.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 87.7% | 87.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.07x | 1.11x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 5.69x | 5.09x | 4.93x | 11.94x | 16.57x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNIVERSAL PILING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 2009-08-29 → present
- ROB TAYLOR LIMITED 1999-03-09 → 2009-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd
- 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 company's ability to continue for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Richard Alexander | Director | 2010-01-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| MACARTHUR-BAGNALL, Darren | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| TAYLOR, Robert Toon | Director | 1999-03-09 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Tracy | Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 2015-01-15 |
| THE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-09 |
| THE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Alexander Lowe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Mr Robert Toon Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.