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UK ESTATES LIMITED

#00146523 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1917-03-15 (109y 7m) · Last filing 2026-01-06 (9mo ago)
Real Estate · SIC 68209 · L Real Estate Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2026-12-31 (in 2 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-17 (in 3 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£745k

+564.2% vs 2023

Net assets

£36m

+0.7% vs 2023

Employees

8

+14.3% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£719k

+1,626% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £2,055,147£2,006,920 -2.3%
Operating profit £1,128,736£2,022,434 +79.2%
Profit before tax -£47,146£719,437 +1,626%
Net profit £287,854£719,437 +149.9%
Cash £112,105£744,570 +564.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £64,279,326£64,674,512 +0.6%
Net assets £35,942,965£36,211,462 +0.7%
Equity £35,942,965£36,211,462 +0.7%
Average employees 78 +14.3%
Wages —— —
Directors' remuneration —— —

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 —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 54.9%100.8%
Net margin 14.0%35.8%
Return on capital employed 1.8%3.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 46.6%46.4%
Current ratio 8.06x8.40x
Interest cover 0.80x1.32x

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. UK ESTATES LIMITED 1994-03-21 → present
  2. SHEAFBANK PROPERTY TRUST PLC 1982-03-31 → 1994-03-21
  3. WILSON PECK,LIMITED 1917-03-15 → 1982-03-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102 §1A
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Simmons Gainsford Professional Services Limited
Audit opinion
Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Going concern
Affirmed

“prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group will continue in business.”

Group structure

  1. UK ESTATES LIMITED · parent
    1. Omentronic Limited 100%
    2. UKE City Properties Limited 100%
    3. City & Provincial Trustee Limited 100%
    4. UK Estate Management Limited 100%
    5. William Hutton Limited 100%

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 14 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FOX, Bernadette Secretary 2007-11-20 — British
GRADEL, David Director — Jan 1949 British
GYLES, Robert Stuart Director 2021-02-01 Sep 1950 British
Show 14 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FULLALOVE, Deanna Secretary 1999-07-26 2005-12-01
JACOBS, Laurence Anthony Secretary 1997-05-31 1999-02-01
RIDEHALGH, Frank Secretary — 1997-05-31
ROBINSON, Margaret Secretary 2005-12-01 2007-11-20
BARRACLOUGH, John Howard Director 2003-05-01 2018-03-31
GRADEL, Jack Director — 1994-03-21
GRADEL, John Simon Director — 1994-03-21
GRADEL, Leon Director — 1999-03-26
GYLES, Robert Stuart Director 2005-04-15 2021-01-31
HAGAN, Edward George Director — 1997-06-19
JACOBS, Laurence Anthony Director 1995-02-01 1999-02-01
MELZACK, Harold Director 1995-02-01 1999-02-01
ORMEROD, David Anthony Director 1994-03-21 2004-06-30
TEMPLE, Ralph Director — 1994-03-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr David Gradel Individual Voting 75–100% 2018-04-20 Active
Property Equity Investments (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-12-31 Ceased 2018-04-20

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 341 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-01-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-01-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-01-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-01-05 AD03 address Move registers to sail company with new address PDF
2023-01-05 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2022-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-01-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-03-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-02-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-02-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2020-12-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2020-01-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2019-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2019-06-07 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2019-06-07 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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