UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED Financials
- Company number
- 02565098CopyCopy
- Registered office
- M44 5FZ, Wharfside Container Park Wharfside Container Park, Irlam Wharf Road, Irlam, Manchester M44 5FZ
- Incorporated
- 04/12/1990
Company snapshot
- Status
- Active
- Employees
- 35 (2025)
- Latest financial data
- 2025
- Accounts type
- Medium
Financial highlights
Latest reported figures. Okredo holds filed data for 2021–2025.
Net Assets
9.41%vs 20242024: £8.39M
Total Assets
-14.87%vs 20242024: £14.65M
Cash in Bank
-47.88%vs 20242024: £5.30M
Total Liabilities
-49.93%vs 20242024: £5.73M
Employees
0vs 20242024: 35
In 2025, UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED reported net assets of £9.19M. The same filing shows total assets of £12.47M, cash in bank of £2.77M and total liabilities of £2.87M. Reported headcount was 35 in 2025. Total Liabilities fell from £5.73M in 2024 to £2.87M in 2025 (-49.93%). Okredo holds filed figures for 2021–2025; the table below lists every reported indicator by year. See every reported indicator by year.
Financial performance
Pick a measure to see how it has moved across the reported years, with the year-on-year change beneath it.
Net Assets
9.41%from £8.39M in 2024Year-on-year change
Net Assets as filed for 2021–2025. Every figure in this chart is also in the financial history table.
3-year financial trend (2023–2025)
How the figures UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED filed moved across the three reported years 2023, 2024 and 2025 — measured end to end rather than year on year.
Net Assets
+28.3%vs 2023+13.3% a year compound (CAGR)
Cash in Bank
-64.1%vs 2023-40.1% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Assets
-19.7%vs 2023-10.4% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Liabilities
-63.7%vs 2023-39.8% a year compound (CAGR)
Employees
+9.4%vs 2023+3Biggest increase
Net Assets+28.3%
£7.16M in 2023 to £9.19M in 2025
Biggest decrease
Cash in Bank-64.1%
£7.71M in 2023 to £2.77M in 2025
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED's filings pull in both directions between 2023 and 2025. The steepest rise came in net assets, pointing to a strengthening balance sheet, set against a fall in cash in bank, pointing to a tighter cash position. See the full year-by-year figures.
Ratios from the filed figures
Calculated from UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from — nothing here is estimated or industry-averaged.
- Net assets to total assets
- 73.64%2025
- Reported net assets divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much of the asset base is not financed by liabilities.
- Liabilities to total assets
- 23.02%2025
- Total liabilities divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were available. Shows how much of the asset base is funded by obligations.
- Cash to liabilities
- 96.30%2025
- Reported cash in bank divided by total liabilities for the same year. Shows what share of outstanding obligations the reported cash balance would cover.
- Cash to total assets
- 22.17%2025
- Reported cash in bank divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed.
- Revenue per employee
- £501.55K2025
- Reported turnover divided by the reported average number of employees, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much revenue the business generates per employee.
Financial history
Every indicator Okredo tracks, year by year.
Reported financial indicators for UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED by year. Amounts are as filed; a dash means the figure was not reported for that year.
| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets£ | 5.24M | 5.89M | 7.16M | 8.39M | 9.19M |
| Total Assets£ | 8.48M | 8.91M | 15.54M | 14.65M | 12.47M |
| Cash in Bank£ | 1.15M | 681.73K | 7.71M | 5.30M | 2.77M |
| Total Liabilities£ | 2.95M | 2.65M | 7.91M | 5.73M | 2.87M |
| Employees | 29 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED financials: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own filed figures.
Yes. Okredo holds filed figures for UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED covering 2021–2025, across 5 reported indicators. The most recent reported year is 2025.
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED reported net assets of £9.19M for 2025. That compares with £8.39M in 2024, a change of 9.41%.
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED reported total assets of £12.47M for 2025. That compares with £14.65M in 2024, a change of -14.87%.
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED reported cash in bank of £2.77M for 2025. That compares with £5.30M in 2024, a change of -47.88%.
UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED reported 35 employees in 2025, compared with 35 in 2024.
Between 2023 and 2025, UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED's net assets rose by 28.3%, cash in bank fell by 64.1%, total assets fell by 19.7% and total liabilities fell by 63.7%. Net assets compounded at 13.3% a year across the two years to 2025, from £7.16M to £9.19M. Reported headcount went from 32 in 2023 to 35 in 2025 (+3).
Okredo holds reported figures for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Where an indicator was not reported for a given year, the financial history table shows a dash rather than a value.