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Cold forming or folding · Manchester

Universal Container Services

Universal Container Services Limited

Cash down 48%ActiveLatest figures: 2025Filed as a medium-sized companyCompany only35 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Manchester, classed under “Cold forming or folding” and 3 other activities.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£1.49m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20212022*202320242025
Profit after tax£1.49m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

7 balance-sheet lines and 8 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Questions people ask

›What does Universal Container Services do?

Private limited company registered in Manchester, classed under “Cold forming or folding” and 3 other activities.

›How much turnover does Universal Container Services make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Universal Container Services profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £1.49m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Universal Container Services?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Universal Container Services based?

Its registered office is Wharfside Container Park Wharfside Container Park, Irlam Wharf Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5FZ, in Manchester.

›When was Universal Container Services founded?

Universal Container Services Limited was incorporated on 4 December 1990.

›Is Universal Container Services still trading?

The register lists Universal Container Services Limited as active.