Universal Developments (Leicester) Limited
Registered name: UNIVERSAL DEVELOPMENTS (LEICESTER) LIMITED
Universal Developments (Leicester) Limited made a £78 loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Universal Developments (Leicester) Limited reported a loss of £78 in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 154 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- East Midlands
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.7m | £14.8m | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £14.6m | £11.2m | — | — |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3.6m | — | — |
| Operating profit | £421k | £953k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £62.5k | £192k | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£236k | £146k | −£7 | −£78 |
| Profit (best available) | −£236k | £146k | −£7 | −£78 |
| Employees (average) | 171 | 154 | 149 | 154 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.3% | 1% | — | — |
| Gross margin | 17.4% | 24.1% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £103k | £96k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£1.4k | £949 | £0 | −£1 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼16.3% | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼100% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼9.9% | ▼3.3% | ▲3.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.5k | £5.5k | £5.5k | £5.4k |
| Net assets | — | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £624k | £624k | £624k | £624k |
| Current assets | £706k | £706k | £706k | £706k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼0%
- Now £1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £5.4k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 154
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £624k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Universal Flexible Packaging LimitedRev. £13.8m · Profit −£13.7k
- Funky Nut Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Granville Formations 31 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£78), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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