The Universal Brush Company Ltd
Registered name: THE UNIVERSAL BRUSH COMPANY LTD
The Universal Brush Company Ltd made £31.2k revenue and £933 profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Universal Brush Company Ltd’s revenue fell 16% to £31.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £933 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in Preston; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £0 | £16.6k | £37.2k | £31.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | £0 | −£9 | £3k | £933 |
| Profit (best available) | — | £0 | −£9 | £3k | £933 |
| Staff costs | — | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.1% | 7.9% | 3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲124% | ▼16.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼68.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Net assets | £0 | £0 | £41 | £449 | −£489 |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £0 | £0 | £3.7k | £520 | £3.4k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- ▼209%
- Now −£489
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £933), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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