UNILIVING LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 address
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-08➖NIXON, Ian Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs UNILIVING LIMITED
- 2016-10-21➕NIXON, Gary Lee appointeddirector
- 2016-10-21➕NIXON, Ian Geoffrey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Lee Nixon Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Geoffrey Nixonceased 08/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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