UNITED AGENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-48.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+117.7% vs 2023
Employees
176
-2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+4.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-15 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £29,638,260 | £31,085,381 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,324,543 | £6,686,703 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,263,377 | £6,548,371 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,996,600 | £4,740,559 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | £3,451,097 | £1,768,813 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £13,146,373 | £9,958,178 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,176,793 | £9,091,044 | |
| Equity | £0 | £0 | £4,176,793 | £9,091,044 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 181 | 176 | |
| Wages | — | — | £13,159,570 | £13,918,230 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,933,719 | £2,119,475 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.9%
£29,638,260 £31,085,381
-
Cash
-48.7%
£3,451,097 £1,768,813
-
Net assets
+117.7%
£4,176,793 £9,091,044
-
Employees
-2.8%
181 176
-
Operating profit
+5.7%
£6,324,543 £6,686,703
-
Profit before tax
+4.6%
£6,263,377 £6,548,371
-
Wages
+5.8%
£13,159,570 £13,918,230
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-06-15 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 21.3% | 21.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.5% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 48.1% | 67.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.29x | 0.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 36.36x | 22.05x |
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
- UNITED AGENTS LIMITED 2023-01-10 → present
- LEXINGTON AGENTS LIMITED 2022-06-16 → 2023-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving these financial statements, post year end trading shows turnover and profits to be slightly behind the levels of the year under review but it is anticipated that by the end of the 2025 financial year, the results will exceed those of the prior year. The directors believe that the Group is in a strong position, justifying the preparation of its financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- UNITED AGENTS LIMITED · parent
- Judy Daish Associates Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The acquisition on 6 April 2023 of the entire share capital of Judy Daish Associates Limited has seen the seamless integration of that business within that of United Agents Limited, strengthening the theatrical arm of the business conducted by the company's Film, TV and Theatre division.”
- “The effects of the strikes on the industry resulted in management reviewing all sectors of the business with a view to aligning departmental cost structures with their revenue streams. As a result, the company undertook a restructuring exercise which resulted in some voluntary redundancies, the costs of which are included within administrative expenses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD, St John | Director | 2022-06-16 | Apr 1968 | British |
| GALLOWAY, Natasha Clare | Director | 2022-12-31 | Nov 1967 | British |
| KHAN, Jameela | Director | 2022-12-31 | Dec 1967 | British |
| KING, Lindy | Director | 2022-12-31 | Oct 1944 | British |
| MOLONY, Victoria Clare Louise | Director | 2026-02-12 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SCOULAR, Rosemary Elizabeth | Director | 2022-12-31 | Nov 1964 | British |
| SMART, Giles Edward Ferguson | Director | 2024-01-30 | Jan 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Dallas | Director | 2022-12-31 | Oct 1949 | British |
| WHELAN-FORAN, Kirk | Director | 2022-12-31 | Jul 1982 | British |
| YOUNG, Ruth Alexandra | Director | 2022-12-31 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARIDGE, Pamela Ann | Director | 2023-04-27 | 2024-12-19 |
| DAWSON, Maria Vaughan | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2023-04-27 |
| KIRBY, Robert | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2023-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr St John Donald | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-16 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 17
- 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.