Universal Fire Limited (02440504)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1989-11-06
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2025-11-30 · TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
Next accounts due: 2027-08-31 in 451 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2025-11-06 · next due 2026-11-20

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Registered office

Merlin House Merlin House
Commerce Park, Brunel Road, Theale
Reading
Berkshire
Rg7 4ab

Peer comparison

Compared against 556 UK companies in SIC 43290 (Other construction installation) within the Small bracket (£100k–£1M net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Nov 2025) · Balance sheet only — small-company filing, no public profit & loss.

Year ending	Nov 2025	Nov 2024	Nov 2023	Nov 2022	Nov 2021
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£306,993 ↓22.4%	£395,506 ↑10.4%	£358,146 ↓13.3%	£413,130 ↑100.7%	£205,813
Current assets	£188,627 ↓26.2%	£255,658 ↑10.3%	£231,836 ↑32.4%	£175,154 ↓13.8%	£203,159
Cash	£66,939 ↓27.6%	£92,510 ↓27.3%	£127,327 ↑814.0%	£13,931 ↓84.6%	£90,715
Debtors	£105,400 ↓31.5%	£153,814 ↑62.2%	£94,837 ↓6.3%	£101,231 ↓2.5%	£103,837
Net current assets	£54,537 ↓51.6%	£112,636 ↓25.4%	£150,936 ↑129.6%	£65,732 ↓38.4%	£106,748
Net assets	£227,112 ↓26.7%	£309,941 ↓11.5%	£350,107 ↑21.4%	£288,493 ↑1.5%	£284,317
Equity	£227,112 ↓26.7%	£309,941 ↓11.5%	£350,107 ↑21.4%	£288,493 ↑1.5%	£284,317
Other
Average employees	8 ↑14.3%	7 ↑16.7%	6 →0.0%	6 ↓14.3%	7

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

43290 · Other construction installation

Officers (7)

Higgs, Louise Mary · Director appointed 2008-09-01
Higgs, James Anthony · Director appointed 2000-10-01
Bignell, Anthony John · Director appointed 2010-04-19 resigned 2019-09-06
Hamilton, David Paul · Director appointed 2003-08-11 resigned 2008-09-02
Sutherland, Paul Christopher · Director resigned 2003-08-29
Thompson, Mark David · Director appointed 1993-04-30 resigned 1993-12-31
Sutherland, Pauline Florence · Director resigned 1993-04-30

People with significant control (2)

Mrs Louise Mary Higgs Active

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 5/1968 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent
Mr James Anthony Higgs Active

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 9/1960 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent

Mortgages & charges (4)

All charges satisfied.

A registered charge Satisfied 024405040004

Held by Lloyds Bank PLC

Created 2022-02-17 · satisfied 2022-08-02
Legal charge Satisfied

Held by Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC

Created 2008-05-20 · satisfied 2021-10-21

F/H 3 school green, shinfield, berkshire t/no BK359097 together with all buildings and fixtures, fixed plant and machinery see image for full details.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by Hampshire Trust Factors Limited

Created 2003-09-03 · satisfied 2021-10-21

(1) fixed charge all fixed assets, all specified book debts, the factor's account and all other debts (as defined in the debenture) (2) floating charge all property other than that specified in para. (1); and (3) floating charge the items specified in para. (1) to the extend that the charges or any of them or any part of any of them shall for any reason be ineffective as a fixed charge.
Single debenture Satisfied

Held by Lloyds Bank PLC

Created 1995-04-28 · satisfied 2021-10-21

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.

Recent filings (15)

2026-02-11 Change registered office address company with date old address new address AD01 Address
2026-02-10 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2025-11-12 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-04-01 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2024-11-06 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-04-08 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2023-11-06 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-05-30 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2022-11-16 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2022-08-30 Change registered office address company with date old address new address AD01 Address
2022-08-02 Mortgage satisfy charge full MR04 Mortgage
2022-02-17 Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date MR01 Mortgage
2022-01-26 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2021-12-13 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2021-10-21 Mortgage satisfy charge full MR04 Mortgage

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.