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Universal Fire Limited

Universal Fire Limited is an active UK company (number 02440504), incorporated 1989, with 2 current directors, Louise Mary Higgs and James Anthony Higgs. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Anthony John Bignell 2010-2019 Director View profile
  2. Mark David Thompson 1993-1993 Director View profile
  3. Paul Christopher Sutherland 2003 Director View profile
  4. David Paul Hamilton 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  5. Pauline Florence Sutherland 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/11/1989

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Universal Fire Limited is controlled by James Anthony Higgs
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Anthony Higgs.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£227,112
Total assets
£361,530
Cash
£66,939
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

21.8y median 21.8y
average tenure
25.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02440504
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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