UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED
Active Company number 04469041
UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED (company number 04469041) is a private limited company incorporated on 25 June 2002. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Pontefract, WF8 1QT. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 30 June 2025, report net assets of £390k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 04469041
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 25 June 2002
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- BROAD LANE
SOUTHGATE
PONTEFRACT
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF8 1QT
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 30 June
- Accounts category
- MICRO ENTITY
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 June 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 22 February 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 8 March 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 30 June 2025 | 30 June 2024 | 30 June 2023 | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2018 | 30 June 2017 | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2015 | 30 June 2014 | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Not filed | £4.0m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | Not filed | £301k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating profit | Not filed | £176k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | Not filed | £176k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | Not filed | £134k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £412k | £395k | £446k | £394k | £344k | £337k | £355k | £339k | £325k | £333k | £300k | £275k | £275k | £239k |
| Cash at bank | Not filed | £74k | £18k | £8,951 | £25k | £12k | £6,989 | £13k | £64 | £16k | £29k | £119 | £38k | £43k |
| Current liabilities | £22k | £156k | £248k | £167k | £141k | £146k | £192k | £173k | £181k | £204k | £220k | £222k | £240k | £215k |
| Net current assets | £388k | £236k | £197k | £225k | £201k | £185k | £156k | £156k | £138k | £127k | £77k | £49k | £30k | £18k |
| Total liabilities | £22k | — | — | — | — | — | £194k | £176k | £182k | £204k | £220k | £222k | £240k | £215k |
| Net assets | £390k | £238k | £178k | £196k | £162k | £139k | £161k | £163k | £143k | £129k | £79k | £53k | £34k | £24k |
| Employees | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 30 June 2025: turnover, gross profit, operating profit, profit before tax, profit after tax not filed. Micro-entity accounts need not include the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
- Year to 30 June 2025: cash not filed. Micro-entity accounts give current assets as one total, without debtors, stock or cash.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (3 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Smart Choice Vehicles Ltd
- Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 0 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED
Is UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
When was UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED incorporated?
UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED was incorporated on 25 June 2002, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Where is UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Pontefract, WF8 1QT. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Who controls UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Smart Choice Vehicles Ltd. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04469041/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 March 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 June 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Does UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Micro-entity accounts”, made up to 30 June 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 0 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04469041/charges. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is UNIVERSAL RETAIL LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 5 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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