UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITEDActive
Key figures
Ratios
2025Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £700,511 (47% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 20,493,595 | 21,058,231 | 17,575,197 | 17,121,066 | 17,554,141 |
| Profit for the year | 3,810,545 | 3,600,147 | 2,132,534 | 1,984,290 | 1,490,834 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,150,403 | 681,727 | 7,711,622 | 5,304,821 | 2,765,015 |
| Total assets | 8,191,635 | 8,535,831 | 15,071,420 | 14,128,537 | 12,056,226 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 5,238,661 | 5,890,708 | 7,157,032 | 8,394,756 | 9,185,079 |
| Average number of employees | 29 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
| Average pay (per year) | 34,062 | 39,810 | 37,563 | 38,923 | 39,732 |
| Dividends paid | 2,027,399 | 2,948,100 | 866,210 | 746,566 | 700,511 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of storage, repair, conversions and sale of containers.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED
Company
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02565098. It was incorporated on 4 Dec 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M44). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is cold forming or folding (24330), manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25990), manufacture of pumps (28131), operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £17,554,141. Profit for the year was £1,490,834. Net assets were £9,185,079, up 9.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,765,015. The company had an average of 35 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).
Control and charges
The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Aug 2027.