UNIQUE PUB PROPERTIES LIMITED
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Cash
£36m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.4bn
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£113m
Period ending 2025-09-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have prepared a going concern assessment indicating it is dependent on its immediate parent company not seeking repayment of amounts due to the group. Directors acknowledge there can be no certainty this support will continue, though at approval date no reason to believe it won't.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £157,089,000 | £161,546,000 | £167,126,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £117,523,000 | £121,016,000 | £126,480,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £135,677,000 | £107,690,000 | £113,382,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £116,019,000 | £79,877,000 | £81,831,000 | — | |
| Cash | £39,863,000 | £29,766,000 | £36,003,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,636,073,000 | £1,792,218,000 | £1,901,584,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,172,234,000 | £1,319,774,000 | £1,408,461,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,172,234,000 | £1,319,774,000 | £1,408,461,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,000 | £238,000 | £249,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 74.8% | 74.9% | 75.7% | |
| Net margin | 73.9% | 49.4% | 49.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 6.8% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.9% | 34.0% | 32.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | 0.35x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | 2.57x | 2.87x | 2.65x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNIQUE PUB PROPERTIES LIMITED 1999-03-19 → present
- LAW 1051 LIMITED 1999-03-01 → 1999-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have prepared a going concern assessment indicating it is dependent on its immediate parent company not seeking repayment of amounts due to the group. Directors acknowledge there can be no certainty this support will continue, though at approval date no reason to believe it won't.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDOWALL, David | Director | 2023-02-24 | Sep 1978 | British |
| ROSS, David Andrew | Director | 2020-03-03 | Apr 1973 | British |
| WILKINSON, Daniel | Director | 2026-02-19 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENN, Jacqueline Ann | Secretary | 1999-03-22 | 2004-10-27 |
| GEORGE, David Colbron | Secretary | 2004-10-27 | 2009-10-01 |
| POOLE, James Andrew | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| TOGHER, Loretta Anne | Secretary | 2013-02-28 | 2020-05-29 |
| TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 1999-03-22 |
| CUMBERLAND, Allan Ainslie | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2002-06-19 |
| DUNCAN, Fraser Scott | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2001-11-29 |
| DUNSTAN, Jennifer Anne | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2000-02-22 |
| GEORGE, David Colbron | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2011-01-20 |
| HARRISON, Gordon William | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2006-09-30 |
| HONEYWOOD, Keith | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2004-11-29 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Simon David | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2023-02-24 |
| MCFADYEN, Finlay Stuart | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2000-02-22 |
| SMITH, Neil Reynolds | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2020-03-03 |
| THORLEY, Giles Alexander | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2001-11-29 |
| TOWNSEND, William Simon | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2020-03-03 |
| TUPPEN, Graham Edward | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2014-02-06 |
| TURNER, Graham | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2004-09-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, Julie Kay | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2001-11-29 |
| WINNING, Andrew | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2004-11-29 |
| HUNTSMOOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-03-11 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unique Pub Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.