UNITEK SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04228041 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-22.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,175
Cash YoY
+252%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 252% YoY
Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 406% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£22k-£7k£8k£23k£38k£53kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-22.1k£-4.2k
Current assets£29.9k£53.2k
Cash£3.6k£1.0k
Debtors£26.3k£52.2k
Net assets£-22.2k£-4.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-07-03
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    FRED JR, Francis resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-03
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  5. 2024-01-18
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  6. 2023-07-14
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  7. 2022-08-31
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  8. 2021-12-23
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  9. 2020-02-28
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  10. 2019-02-27
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  11. 2018-03-09
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  12. 2017-02-27
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  13. 2016-07-01
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  14. 2016-03-23
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  15. 2016-02-25
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  16. 2015-07-01
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  17. 2013-02-15
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    FRED, Bryan Stefan appointed
    director
  18. 2013-02-15
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    FRED III, Francis resigned
    director
  19. 2012-09-23
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    FRED JR, Francis appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-04
    ➕
    FRED III, Francis appointed
    director
  21. 2012-06-03
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    FRED, Bryan Stefan resigned
    director
  22. 2001-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As UNITEK SYSTEMS LIMITED
  23. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    FRED, Bryan Stefan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    FRED, Wanvisa appointed
    director
  25. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-06-04
    ➖
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    FRED, Bryan Stefan appointed
    director
  28. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-06-04
    ➖
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bryan Stefan Fred
Individual · American · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2016
Mrs Wanvisa Fred
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

56 Sunderland Place
Shortstown
Bedford
MK42 0FD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

FRED, Bryan Stefan→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRED, Bryan Stefan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-15
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Active
FRED, Wanvisa→
director · ~48y · appointed 2001-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2001-06-04
Resigned
FRED, Bryan Stefan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2012-06-03
Resigned
FRED III, Francis→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-06-04 · resigned 2013-02-15
Resigned
FRED JR, Francis→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-09-23 · resigned 2024-07-03
Resigned
EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2001-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28