UNITY MEDIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01529036 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-19

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

58110Book publishing
58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
58190Other publishing activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 42.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	500	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-01
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Charge satisfied #10
2022-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2021-10-19
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-08-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-04-22
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-04-22
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2019-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-12-07
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2017-06-23
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ALLEN, Benjamin Mark appointed
secretary
2017-06-23
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ALLEN, Benjamin Mark appointed
director
2017-06-23
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ALLEN, Mark Charles appointed
director
2017-06-23
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BENSON, Jonathan appointed
director
2017-06-23
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GOODRIDGE, Brian William appointed
director
2017-06-23
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TOUMBA, Katina appointed
director
2017-06-23
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LAWSON, Helen Jenifer resigned
secretary
2017-06-23
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TAYLOR, Dennis resigned
director
2017-06-23
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TAYLOR, Jean resigned
director
2017-06-22
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Charge satisfied #8
2013-05-24
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Charge satisfied #9
2008-11-01
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LAWSON, Helen Jenifer appointed
secretary
2008-09-30
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CARMICHAEL, Robin resigned
secretary
2008-06-26
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Charge satisfied #4
2006-02-01
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CARMICHAEL, Robin appointed
secretary
2006-01-31
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MEYER, Janine Marjorie resigned
secretary
2004-03-23
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Charge satisfied #6
2000-05-13
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Charge registered #9
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-10-22
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MEYER, Janine Marjorie appointed
secretary
1999-10-22
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TAYLOR, Jean resigned
secretary
1994-06-28
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BRENNAN, Eamonn John resigned
director
1994-06-21
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TAYLOR, Jean appointed
director
1993-11-15
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Charge satisfied #7
1993-07-20
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Charge satisfied #5
1993-07-20
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Charge satisfied #3
1993-07-20
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Charge satisfied #2
1993-07-20
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Charge satisfied #1
1993-04-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Venture Factors PLC
1991-11-04
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Union Discount Invoice Financing LTD
1991-11-04
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Union Discount Invoice Financing LTD

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Ma Business Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ma Business Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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UNITY MEDIA LIMITED

This company · 01529036

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ma Business Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	24/06/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mark Charles Allenceased 24/06/2024· significant influence
Mr Dennis Taylorceased 23/06/2017· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1980-11-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

St Jude's Church

Dulwich Road

London

SE24 0PB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-17