Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Broad Lane, Southgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1QT
- Classification (SIC)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45.11/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 31/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 31/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-22 with no updates
- 22/02/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-22 with updates
- 20/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Matthew Paul Robson on 2024-11-20
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
08/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 22/02/2026Due 08/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 22/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 22/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£177.84K2023
-9.41%vs 20222022: £196.32K
Total Assets
£396.92K2022
14.82%vs 20212021: £345.70K
Cash in Bank
£17.95K2023
100.58%vs 20222022: £8.95K
Total Liabilities
£198.12K2022
9.04%vs 20212021: £181.70K
Employees
82023
0vs 20222022: 8
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 14.82% on 2021. See the full financial analysis for UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +4.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 8 between 2021 and 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 25/06/2002–01/07/2002 | 5013 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 25/06/2002–01/07/2002 | 3733 | |
| Director | 01/07/2002–04/10/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2002–10/01/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2002–18/03/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2002–05/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/07/2002–13/01/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/10/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 05/12/2003–04/10/2024 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–04/10/2024 | 0 | |
| 04/10/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–04/10/2024 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 15
- Since 13/06/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -7 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 31/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 31/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 31/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 31/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-22 with no updates
- 22/02/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-22 with updates
- 20/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Matthew Paul Robson on 2024-11-20
- 06/11/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-06-30
- 10/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Rehaz Khan as a director on 2024-10-04
- 10/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Wayne Vaughn Nilan as a director on 2024-10-04
- 10/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Matthew Paul Robson as a director on 2024-10-04
- 10/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Wayne Nilan as a person with significant control on 2024-10-04
- 10/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Rehaz Khan as a person with significant control on 2024-10-04
- 10/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Notification of Smart Choice Vehicles Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-10-04
- 13/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-13 with no updates
Showing 12 of 15 filings
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About UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Broad Lane, Southgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1QT. Companies House classifies its business as Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles. It has been on the register for 24 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £177.84K and 8 employees.
UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED under one registered business activity: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45.11/2 - SIC 2007).
UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 25/06/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £177.84K, total assets of £396.92K, cash in bank of £17.95K and total liabilities of £198.12K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/03/2026: Micro company accounts made up to 2025-06-30, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 08/03/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (1 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).