Company registration number 09145876 (England and Wales)
UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 2 APRIL 2025
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UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 2 APRIL 2025
02 April 2025
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02 April 2025
31 December 2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
3
20,000
20,000
Current assets
Debtors
5
415,745
31,508
Cash at bank and in hand
450,018
749,017
865,763
780,525
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(16,000)
(21,680)
Net current assets
849,763
758,845
Net assets
869,763
778,845
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
10,700
10,700
Profit and loss reserves
859,063
768,145
Total equity
869,763
778,845
For the financial period ended 2 April 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 13 August 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
A N Bachir
Director
Company registration number 09145876 (England and Wales)
UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 2 APRIL 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Universe Recruitment Holdings Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is , Cmb Partners Uk Ltd, 49 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4AA.
1.1
Reporting period
The entity presents financial statements for the period 1 January 2024 to 2 April 2025, which is an extended period of 15 months. The comparatives show the financial information for the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
1.2
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern, as the directors have resolved to place the company into liquidation. Accordingly, the assets have been stated at their estimated realisable values and liabilities have been stated at the amounts expected to be settled. No provision has been made for future trading, except to the extent that it is necessary to complete existing contractual obligations. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable UK accounting standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102), where relevant to a non-going concern basis.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
1.3
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.4
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.5
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 2 APRIL 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.7
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
1.8
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 2 APRIL 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.9
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was:
2025
2023
Number
Number
Total
2
2
3
Fixed asset investments
2025
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
20,000
20,000
4
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 2 April 2025 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Universe Technology Recruitment Limited
England and Wales
Ordinary
100.00
5
Debtors
2025
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
12,525
Other debtors
415,745
18,983
415,745
31,508
UNIVERSE RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 2 APRIL 2025
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6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
6,000
11,164
Amounts owed to group undertakings
10,000
Taxation and social security
856
Other creditors
9,660
16,000
21,680
7
Related party transactions
The company has taken the exemption under FRS102 1A not to disclose transactions with wholly owned entities within the same group.
At the year end, a Director owed the company £326,748 (2023 - £nil) by way of a directors loan.