£807k
+32%vs Dec 2024Active10406638Private limited companyReading
UNOVA LIMITED
Significant control: Alpha Coatings Limited (significant control), Richard James Hearn (significant control) and 4 more
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Summary
UNOVA LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 10406638) incorporated on 3 October 2016, registered in Reading. Its registered activity is manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants (SIC 20301). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £807k and cash of £116k, with 20 employees on average. Net assets rose 32% on the prior period (£610k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 390 comparable companies in the UK (median £21k, upper quartile £306k).
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Ownership and control
- Alpha Coatings Limited
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Richard James Hearn
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Mark John Hearn
- has significant influence or control
- Lorraine Hearn
- has significant influence or control
- Mrs Shirley Hearn
- has significant influence or control
- Markham Hearn
- owns 75–100% of shares
- Simon Edwards
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Mark John Hearn
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Richard James Hearn
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 3 October 201610 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 337 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 17 October 2027in 354 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 20301
- Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£116k
−65%vs Dec 2024Not reported
20
vs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £807k | £116k | £1.12m | £903k | — | — | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £610k | £332k | £732k | £1.06m | — | — | 0 |
| 31 December 2023 | £310k | £143k | £648k | £1.00m | — | — | 17 |
Current ratio1.92Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£5,815Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £807,324 at 31 December 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+32.4% vs prior period
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 1.92
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £116,300
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 3 October 2016
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 354 days
- Next accounts duein 337 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £807k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £610k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £310k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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