UA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 77400Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £783.2k | £816.7k |
| Current assets | £17.6k | £14.3k |
| Cash | £4.0k | £10.4k |
| Debtors | £13.5k | £3.9k |
| Net assets | £1.3k | £111 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-12🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-12🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-05🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-05🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-09-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs UA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2016-03-17➕MALIK, Umer Ashraf appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ali Ashraf Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2024 |
Mr Umer Ashraf Malik Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/03/2024 | 20/03/2024 | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/03/2024 | 20/03/2024 | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/09/2023 | 19/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/09/2023 | 19/03/2024 |