UNIVERSAL MATTER GBR LTD
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Cash
£190k
-64.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3.9m
-187.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-7.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The assumption that the group will successfully complete further equity fundraising therefore represents a material uncertainty which casts significant doubt over the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £184,000 | £99,000 | £176,000 | +77.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,269,000 | -£2,309,000 | -£2,459,000 | -6.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,319,000 | -£2,316,000 | -£2,485,000 | -7.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,779,000 | -£2,244,000 | -£2,547,000 | -13.5% | |
| Cash | £56,000 | £531,000 | £190,000 | -64.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £941,000 | -£1,354,000 | £1,606,000 | +218.6% | |
| Net assets | £885,000 | -£1,359,000 | -£3,906,000 | -187.4% | |
| Equity | £885,000 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 28 | 25 | 24 | -4% | |
| Wages | £1,696,000 | £1,151,000 | £1,134,000 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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. 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -347.4% | — | -153.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 282.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.65x | 0.33x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | -65.38x | — | -91.07x |
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 assumption that the group will successfully complete further equity fundraising therefore represents a material uncertainty which casts significant doubt over the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
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 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.