UNBOUND GROUP PLC
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Cash
£141k
-5.4% vs 2025
Net assets
-£128k
+84.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£704k
+91.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
These financial statements are prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. This is required following the Administration of the Company's only trading subsidiary in July 2023 at which time the group ceased to trade. Whilst the Board are continuing to seek a long-term solution for the Company there can be no certainty that such a solution will be found, in which case the directors would have no realistic alternative but to realise its remaining assets and to wind up the company.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£584,000 | £368,000 | £704,000 | +91.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£584,000 | £368,000 | £704,000 | +91.3% | |
| Net profit | -£584,000 | £368,000 | £704,000 | +91.3% | |
| Cash | £7,000 | £149,000 | £141,000 | -5.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£832,000 | -£128,000 | +84.6% | |
| Net assets | -£1,200,000 | -£832,000 | -£128,000 | +84.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£128,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £441,000 | £44,000 | £55,000 | +25% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £441,000 | £44,000 | £55,000 | +25% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £170,000 | £44,000 | £55,000 | +25% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2500.0% | 441.0% | 166.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.19x | 0.48x |
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
- UNBOUND GROUP PLC 2022-01-21 → present
- ELECTRA PRIVATE EQUITY PLC 2006-02-10 → 2022-01-21
- ELECTRA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1935-07-15 → 2006-02-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“These financial statements are prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. This is required following the Administration of the Company's only trading subsidiary in July 2023 at which time the group ceased to trade. Whilst the Board are continuing to seek a long-term solution for the Company there can be no certainty that such a solution will be found, in which case the directors would have no realistic alternative but to realise its remaining assets and to wind up the company.”
Group structure
- UNBOUND GROUP PLC · parent
- Unbound Holdco Limited 100%
- Galaxy Topco Limited 100%
- Tuesdays (Midco) Limited 100%
- Galaxy Midco Limited 100%
- Galaxy Bidco Limited 100%
- Hotter Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Hotter Holdings Limited 100%
- Beaconsfield Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Colder Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Unbound Group plc's principal trading subsidiary Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd entered Administration on 17 July 2023. The Administrator sold the trade and assets of Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd for total consideration of £6.7m on behalf of the secured creditors.”
- “The Company is joint and severally liable to HMRC in respect of VAT balances that were payable by Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd at the time that it entered administration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSON, Gavin Maxwell | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | — | — |
| MANSON, Gavin Maxwell | Director | 2017-03-23 | Feb 1966 | British |
| GALAXY BIDCO LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2024-04-03 | — | — |
| GALAXY MIDCO LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2024-04-03 | — | — |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSALOM, Gerard | Secretary | 1996-09-18 | 1998-01-08 |
| DYKE, Philip John | Secretary | — | 2009-06-24 |
| LEWIS, Robert John | Secretary | 1995-08-15 | 2007-11-12 |
| SAUNDERS, Ruth Judi Frances | Secretary | 1995-08-15 | 1996-01-30 |
| FROSTROW CAPITAL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-06-24 | 2022-05-16 |
| ONE ADVISORY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-16 | 2023-07-17 |
| ARMSTRONG, Ronald Akers | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2011-02-24 |
| BAIN, George Sayers, Professor Sir | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2008-02-06 |
| BARKER, Katharine Mary, Dame | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2016-06-20 |
| BARNES, Francesca | Director | 2013-03-07 | 2016-06-20 |
| BLACK, Colin Hyndmarsh | Director | — | 1994-02-10 |
| BOWE, Colette, Dr | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2014-03-11 |
| BRAMSON, Edward John Michael | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2019-07-17 |
| BRINDLE, Ian | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2019-02-27 |
| CULLINAN, Geoffrey | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2015-11-23 |
| GOLD, Josyane Rose | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2016-06-02 |
| GOODSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2022-12-31 |
| HOLLAND MUMFORD, Hugh Anthony Lewis | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2016-05-12 | 2023-07-27 |
| KING OF BRIDGWATER, Lord | Director | — | 2008-02-06 |
| LAMPARD, Daniel Malachy | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| LEVY, Leon | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| LIS, David George | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2021-11-01 |
| MCADAM, John David Gibson, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-03-01 |
| MILLER, Alastair | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2023-10-17 |
| OSBOURNE, David Francis | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| PEPPIATT, Brian Kenneth | Director | — | 1994-02-10 |
| PERKIN, Roger Kitson | Director | 2009-11-24 | 2019-02-27 |
| PICKARD, John Michael, Sir | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| ROBERT, Stephen | Director | 1996-02-15 | 1999-10-01 |
| ROCK, Kate Harriet Alexandra, Baroness | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-07-27 |
| STODDART, Michael Craig | Director | — | 2000-04-30 |
| TAYLOR-CLAGUE, Albert Clive | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Suzanne Frances Allison | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| VINSON, Nigel, Lord | Director | — | 1998-02-19 |
| VINTON, Alfred Merton | Director | 1995-02-15 | 1995-07-31 |
| WALTON, Michael Edward D'Arcy | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2012-05-28 |
| WATES, Christopher Stephen, Sir | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| WATSON, Ian Andrew | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2023-07-27 |
| WEBBER, Lucinda Ann Craighill Horler | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2013-03-07 |
| WELKER, Stephen Louis | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2021-11-01 |
| WILDING, Linda | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2022-05-12 |
| WILLIAMS, John Peter | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2011-02-24 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Brian, Sir | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2010-05-24 |
| YATES, Roger Philip | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2015-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 536 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-09-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-09-26 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-08-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.