UNITY AUTOFACTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-11 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+31.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+3.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
92
-8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£565K
-49.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNITY AUTOFACTORS LIMITED 2006-04-29 → present
- U.M.C.(FULHAM)LIMITED 1958-03-14 → 2006-04-29
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,161,498 | — | £8,273,256 | — | £9,434,584 | — | £10,696,545 | £10,279,189 | |
| Operating profit | — | £877,326 | — | £910,422 | — | £922,845 | — | £1,078,340 | £488,761 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £931,015 | — | £911,437 | — | £857,425 | — | £1,123,506 | £565,283 | |
| Net profit | — | £748,088 | — | £698,442 | — | £670,466 | — | £819,731 | £388,637 | |
| Cash | £3,294,942 | £3,965,010 | £3,965,010 | £2,513,555 | £2,513,555 | £2,327,983 | £2,327,983 | £1,969,578 | £2,592,551 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,776,277 | — | £7,262,668 | — | £7,781,834 | — | £8,542,579 | £8,813,866 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,687,106 | — | £7,122,525 | — | £7,619,968 | — | £8,345,507 | £8,623,212 | |
| Equity | £6,052,041 | £6,687,106 | £6,687,106 | £7,122,525 | £7,122,525 | £7,619,968 | £7,619,968 | £8,345,507 | £8,623,212 | |
| Average employees | — | 84 | — | 89 | — | 98 | — | 100 | 92 | |
| Wages | — | £1,645,921 | — | £1,822,178 | — | £2,049,133 | — | £2,336,287 | £2,375,407 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 12.3% | — | 11.0% | — | 9.8% | — | 10.1% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.4% | — | 8.4% | — | 7.1% | — | 7.7% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.9% | — | 12.5% | — | 11.9% | — | 12.6% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.45x | 2.63x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TWP Accounting LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Sales decreased by £396,086 an overall decrease of 4% on prior year. This decline is primarily due to increased local competitive pressure during the year, which resulted in lost sales.”
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN BALE, Neil Richard | Secretary | 1998-10-12 | — | British |
| NEWMAN BALE, Neil Richard | Director | 1998-10-12 | May 1973 | British |
| NEWMAN-BALE, Scott Anthony | Director | 2024-03-18 | Nov 1979 | British,American |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN-BALE, Linda May | Secretary | — | 1998-06-27 |
| NEWMAN-BALE, Graham | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| NEWMAN-BALE, Keith Rodney | Director | — | 2024-03-06 |
| NEWMAN-BALE, Linda May | Director | — | 1998-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Newman-Bale | Legal person | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2020-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Keith Rodney Newman-Bale | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-3.9%
£10,696,545 £10,279,189
-
Cash
+31.6%
£1,969,578 £2,592,551
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£8,345,507 £8,623,212
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-8%
100 92
-
Operating profit
-54.7%
£1,078,340 £488,761
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-49.7%
£1,123,506 £565,283
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+1.7%
£2,336,287 £2,375,407
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers