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UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED
Company number 02440504 · Private Limited Company · Active. Its ownership runs 1 layer up, from its confirmation statements at Companies House.
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UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED's ownership structure
Owners above, the companies it holds below, from confirmation statements filed at Companies House.
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Company facts
- Company number
- 02440504
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 November 1989
- Registered office
- Reading, Berkshire
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Other construction installation
- Latest accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Shareholder layers
- 1
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED's ownership
- Its latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list (6 November 2025) lists 2 shareholders: 2 other shareholders, such as people.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
Shareholders · 1 layer
Who owns UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED
UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED's shareholders as listed in its latest confirmation statement, then the shareholders of each shareholder that is a UK company, layer by layer.
Every shareholder, layer by layer (2)
Layer 1
Shareholders of UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED · statement of 6 November 2025
| Shareholder | Stake | Shares | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES ANTHONY HIGGS | 100% | 197 | ORDINARY A / ORDINARY B |
| Masked · in the company report | — | — | — |
People with significant control · 2 current
Who controls UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED
UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 2 current and 0 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current (2)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Anthony Higgs | Shares: 75% or more Voting rights: 75% or more | 6 April 2016 | Person · British · resident in United Kingdom |
| Masked · in the company report | — | — | — |
Officers · 2 current
Who runs UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED
UNIVERSAL FIRE LIMITED's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 2 current and 8 former.
Current officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS, James Anthony | Director | 1 October 2000 | British | United Kingdom |
| HIGGS, Louise Mary | Director | 1 September 2008 | British | United Kingdom |
Former officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, David Paul | Secretary | 29 August 2003 | 25 July 2008 |
| SUTHERLAND, Pauline Florence | Secretary | before 6 November 1993 | 29 August 2003 |
| SUTHERLAND, Pauline Florence | Secretary | before 6 November 1991 | 30 April 1993 |
| BIGNELL, Anthony John | Director | 19 April 2010 | 6 September 2019 |
| HAMILTON, David Paul | Director | 11 August 2003 | 2 September 2008 |
| SUTHERLAND, Paul Christopher | Director | before 6 November 1991 | 29 August 2003 |
| SUTHERLAND, Pauline Florence | Director | before 6 November 1991 | 30 April 1993 |
| THOMPSON, Mark David | Director | 30 April 1993 | 31 December 1993 |
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How this chart is built
Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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