UNIKO RESTAURANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI631102 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£99.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,062
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£144k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£60k£89k£119k£149kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£99.5k£68.7k
Current assets£144.3k£149.0k
Cash£14.3k£19.5k
Debtors£110.5k£110.0k
Net assets£99.1k£58.6k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2026-01-16
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  3. 2026-01-16
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-25
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    FRENCH, Paul Alan resigned
    director
  5. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-29
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  9. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-11
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  12. 2018-04-30
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  13. 2017-07-31
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-07-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  15. 2017-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-06-12
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As UNIKO RESTAURANTS LIMITED
  20. 2015-05-06
    ➕
    FRENCH, Roy Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2015-05-06
    ➕
    FRENCH, Paul Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roy Alan French
Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Alan Frenchceased 25/06/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-05-06
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

2 Castlewellan Road
Clough
Downpatrick
Co Down
BT30 8RD
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRENCH, Roy Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-06
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Active
FRENCH, Paul Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-06 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge—26/07/2017—
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-03