
Company Number
04594095
Next Accounts
Mar 2026
Shareholders
smoove limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other information technology and computer service activities
Registered Address
masters court church road, thame, oxon, OX9 3FA
Website
www.legal-eye.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNITED LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED at £22.6m based on a Turnover of £23.7m and 0.95x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNITED LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-2.3m and a 6.13x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNITED LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-10.1m and 2.17x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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United Legal Services Limited is a live company located in oxon, OX9 3FA with a Companies House number of 04594095. It operates in the other information technology service activities sector, SIC Code 62090. Founded in November 2002, it's largest shareholder is smoove limited with a 100% stake. United Legal Services Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £23.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded United Legal Services Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
3 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £23.7m, make it larger than the average company (£7.8m)
£23.7m - United Legal Services Limited
£7.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 13%, show it is growing at a faster rate (9%)
13% - United Legal Services Limited
9% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 37.5%, this company has a higher cost of product (50%)
37.5% - United Legal Services Limited
50% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -13.6% make it less profitable than the average company (4%)
-13.6% - United Legal Services Limited
4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 93 employees, this is above the industry average (45)
93 - United Legal Services Limited
45 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £83.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£74k)
£83.4k - United Legal Services Limited
£74k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £254.8k, this is more efficient (£180.9k)
£254.8k - United Legal Services Limited
£180.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 11 days, this is earlier than average (51 days)
11 days - United Legal Services Limited
51 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 37 days, this is close to average (34 days)
37 days - United Legal Services Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - United Legal Services Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 15 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
15 weeks - United Legal Services Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 303.7%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (63.4%)
303.7% - United Legal Services Limited
63.4% - Industry AVG
United Legal Services Limited's latest turnover from June 2024 is £23.7 million and the company has net assets of -£10.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, United Legal Services Limited has 93 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Jun 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Turnover | 23,694,000 | 19,194,000 | 18,065,000 | 16,256,000 | 19,875,000 | 22,135,000 | 23,522,000 | 19,908,000 | 19,654,000 | 16,049,977 | 16,210,219 | 10,563,644 | 8,365,500 | 4,630,292 | 3,123,080 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 14,819,000 | 12,479,000 | 11,155,000 | 9,836,000 | 11,687,000 | 13,496,000 | 14,591,000 | 11,595,000 | 11,724,000 | 10,043,972 | 10,950,145 | 7,279,124 | 5,748,259 | 2,977,490 | 1,795,471 |
Gross Profit | 8,875,000 | 6,715,000 | 6,910,000 | 6,420,000 | 8,188,000 | 8,639,000 | 8,931,000 | 8,313,000 | 7,930,000 | 6,006,005 | 5,260,074 | 3,284,520 | 2,617,241 | 1,652,802 | 1,327,609 |
Admin Expenses | 12,092,000 | 11,674,000 | 11,218,000 | 8,160,000 | 5,437,000 | 5,115,000 | 4,626,000 | 3,923,000 | 4,231,000 | 2,898,940 | 2,378,773 | 1,689,908 | 1,290,559 | 1,048,315 | 890,505 |
Operating Profit | -3,217,000 | -4,959,000 | -4,308,000 | -1,740,000 | 2,751,000 | 3,524,000 | 4,305,000 | 4,390,000 | 3,699,000 | 3,107,065 | 2,881,301 | 1,594,612 | 1,326,682 | 604,487 | 437,104 |
Interest Payable | 15,000 | 27,000 | 31,000 | 35,000 | 25,000 | 1,000 | 16,000 | ||||||||
Interest Receivable | 11,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 9,000 | 8,000 | 11,995 | 6,349 | 5,319 | 4,678 | 574 | 363 | ||
Pre-Tax Profit | -3,221,000 | -4,983,000 | -4,339,000 | -1,774,000 | 2,729,000 | 3,527,000 | 4,306,000 | 4,399,000 | 3,707,000 | 3,119,060 | 2,887,650 | 1,599,931 | 1,331,360 | 605,061 | 437,467 |
Tax | 890,000 | 211,000 | 50,000 | 496,000 | -374,000 | -480,000 | -550,000 | -531,000 | -722,000 | -412,245 | -181,878 | -358,795 | -284,851 | -174,192 | -136,237 |
Profit After Tax | -2,331,000 | -4,772,000 | -4,289,000 | -1,278,000 | 2,355,000 | 3,047,000 | 3,756,000 | 3,868,000 | 2,985,000 | 2,706,815 | 2,705,772 | 1,241,136 | 1,046,509 | 430,869 | 301,230 |
Dividends Paid | 2,500,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,100,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 7,200,000 | 200,000 | 603,333 | |||||||
Retained Profit | -2,331,000 | -4,772,000 | -4,289,000 | -1,278,000 | -145,000 | 47,000 | 656,000 | 868,000 | -15,000 | -4,493,185 | 2,705,772 | 1,241,136 | 1,046,509 | 230,869 | -302,103 |
Employee Costs | 7,754,000 | 7,610,000 | 6,885,000 | 3,978,000 | 2,657,000 | 2,502,000 | 2,426,000 | 1,936,000 | 1,848,000 | 1,418,145 | 1,546,246 | 1,051,008 | |||
Number Of Employees | 93 | 122 | 109 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 39 | |||
EBITDA* | -2,302,000 | -4,235,000 | -3,436,000 | -644,000 | 3,658,000 | 4,207,000 | 4,986,000 | 5,034,000 | 4,294,000 | 3,476,396 | 3,075,745 | 1,689,752 | 1,405,010 | 671,255 | 477,695 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Jun 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 698,000 | 991,000 | 1,554,000 | 1,828,000 | 2,095,000 | 406,000 | 251,000 | 486,000 | 486,000 | 665,227 | 733,272 | 183,587 | 79,674 | 288,343 | 59,543 |
Intangible Assets | 1,665,000 | 1,334,000 | 1,039,000 | 1,274,000 | 2,695,000 | 2,444,000 | 2,185,000 | 1,986,000 | 1,730,000 | 1,811,354 | 1,394,346 | 861,409 | 354,385 | ||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 21,933 | 11,127 | 11,127 | 19,430 | |||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 2,363,000 | 2,325,000 | 2,593,000 | 3,102,000 | 4,790,000 | 2,850,000 | 2,436,000 | 2,472,000 | 2,216,000 | 2,476,581 | 2,149,551 | 1,056,123 | 445,186 | 307,773 | 59,543 |
Stock & work in progress | 48,000 | 55,000 | 40,000 | 23,000 | 29,206 | 43,103 | 39,327 | 25,176 | 18,960 | ||||||
Trade Debtors | 752,000 | 620,000 | 849,000 | 727,000 | 964,000 | 1,173,000 | 439,000 | 985,000 | 866,000 | 450,910 | 402,090 | 169,733 | 239,088 | 162,126 | 64,417 |
Group Debtors | 120,000 | 29,000 | 712,000 | 191,000 | 490,000 | 430,000 | 19,000 | 258,469 | 2,331,262 | 1,470,040 | 44,395 | 6,086 | 308,162 | ||
Misc Debtors | 668,000 | 1,150,000 | 880,000 | 904,000 | 358,000 | 319,000 | 560,000 | 402,000 | 347,000 | 215,857 | 115,453 | 117,316 | 119,736 | 114,611 | 74,308 |
Cash | 1,038,000 | 879,000 | 1,271,000 | 751,000 | 731,000 | 1,061,000 | 1,521,000 | 1,045,000 | 2,503,000 | 884,302 | 2,014,240 | 940,531 | 1,529,802 | 686,209 | 274,907 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 2,578,000 | 2,678,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,094,000 | 2,244,000 | 3,091,000 | 3,005,000 | 2,491,000 | 3,739,000 | 1,838,744 | 4,906,148 | 2,736,947 | 1,958,197 | 987,992 | 721,794 |
total assets | 4,941,000 | 5,003,000 | 5,593,000 | 6,196,000 | 7,034,000 | 5,941,000 | 5,441,000 | 4,963,000 | 5,955,000 | 4,315,325 | 7,055,699 | 3,793,070 | 2,403,383 | 1,295,765 | 781,337 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 1,537,000 | 1,860,000 | 1,992,000 | 2,033,000 | 1,477,000 | 2,168,000 | 1,810,000 | 2,090,000 | 2,169,000 | 1,175,946 | 956,563 | 684,454 | 537,776 | 430,648 | 215,745 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 508,000 | 439,000 | 155,000 | 70,000 | 1,821,000 | 1,318,517 | 260,957 | 3,954 | |||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 103,000 | 98,000 | 150,000 | 162,000 | 143,000 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,804,000 | 1,267,000 | 1,364,000 | 962,000 | 875,000 | 793,000 | 966,000 | 922,000 | 986,000 | 807,842 | 656,883 | 399,317 | 507,675 | 330,186 | 543,820 |
total current liabilities | 3,444,000 | 3,225,000 | 3,506,000 | 3,665,000 | 2,934,000 | 3,116,000 | 2,776,000 | 3,082,000 | 4,976,000 | 3,302,305 | 1,613,446 | 1,083,771 | 1,045,451 | 1,021,791 | 763,519 |
loans | 11,053,000 | 9,006,000 | 3,941,000 | ||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 430,000 | 607,000 | 1,012,000 | 1,162,000 | 1,309,000 | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 80,000 | 206,000 | 215,000 | 393,000 | 340,000 | 119,000 | 208,000 | 199,000 | 241,436 | 200,149 | 172,967 | 62,736 | 25,287 | ||
total long term liabilities | 11,563,000 | 9,613,000 | 5,159,000 | 1,377,000 | 1,702,000 | 340,000 | 119,000 | 208,000 | 199,000 | 241,436 | 200,149 | 172,967 | 62,736 | 25,287 | |
total liabilities | 15,007,000 | 12,838,000 | 8,665,000 | 5,042,000 | 4,636,000 | 3,456,000 | 2,895,000 | 3,290,000 | 5,175,000 | 3,543,741 | 1,813,595 | 1,256,738 | 1,108,187 | 1,047,078 | 763,519 |
net assets | -10,066,000 | -7,835,000 | -3,072,000 | 1,154,000 | 2,398,000 | 2,485,000 | 2,546,000 | 1,673,000 | 780,000 | 771,584 | 5,242,104 | 2,536,332 | 1,295,196 | 248,687 | 17,818 |
total shareholders funds | -10,066,000 | -7,835,000 | -3,072,000 | 1,154,000 | 2,398,000 | 2,485,000 | 2,546,000 | 1,673,000 | 780,000 | 771,584 | 5,242,104 | 2,536,332 | 1,295,196 | 248,687 | 17,818 |
Jun 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -3,217,000 | -4,959,000 | -4,308,000 | -1,740,000 | 2,751,000 | 3,524,000 | 4,305,000 | 4,390,000 | 3,699,000 | 3,107,065 | 2,881,301 | 1,594,612 | 1,326,682 | 604,487 | 437,104 |
Depreciation | 247,000 | 274,000 | 321,000 | 328,000 | 296,000 | 195,000 | 258,000 | 266,000 | 228,000 | 216,526 | 127,634 | 39,964 | 78,328 | 66,768 | 40,591 |
Amortisation | 668,000 | 450,000 | 551,000 | 768,000 | 611,000 | 488,000 | 423,000 | 378,000 | 367,000 | 152,805 | 66,810 | 55,176 | |||
Tax | 890,000 | 211,000 | 50,000 | 496,000 | -374,000 | -480,000 | -550,000 | -531,000 | -722,000 | -412,245 | -181,878 | -358,795 | -284,851 | -174,192 | -136,237 |
Stock | -48,000 | -7,000 | 15,000 | 17,000 | -6,206 | -13,897 | 3,776 | 14,151 | 6,216 | 18,960 | |||||
Debtors | -259,000 | 70,000 | -614,000 | 830,000 | -469,000 | 553,000 | 23,000 | 193,000 | 287,764 | -1,945,502 | 1,102,522 | 1,353,870 | 112,093 | -144,634 | 446,887 |
Creditors | -323,000 | -132,000 | -41,000 | 556,000 | -691,000 | 358,000 | -280,000 | -79,000 | 993,054 | 219,383 | 272,109 | 146,678 | 107,128 | 214,903 | 215,745 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 537,000 | -97,000 | 402,000 | 87,000 | 82,000 | -173,000 | 44,000 | -64,000 | 178,158 | 150,959 | 257,566 | -108,358 | 177,489 | -213,634 | 543,820 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 80,000 | -206,000 | -9,000 | -178,000 | 53,000 | 221,000 | -89,000 | 9,000 | -42,436 | 41,287 | 27,182 | 110,231 | 37,449 | 25,287 | |
Cash flow from operations | -859,000 | -4,529,000 | -2,420,000 | -513,000 | 3,245,000 | 3,587,000 | 4,073,000 | 4,159,000 | 4,419,218 | 5,435,179 | 2,344,426 | 111,487 | 1,323,916 | 649,293 | 654,136 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -508,000 | 69,000 | 284,000 | 155,000 | -70,000 | -1,751,000 | 502,483 | 1,318,517 | -260,957 | 257,003 | 3,954 | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | 2,047,000 | 5,065,000 | 3,941,000 | ||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -172,000 | -457,000 | -162,000 | -128,000 | 1,452,000 | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -4,000 | -24,000 | -31,000 | -34,000 | -22,000 | 3,000 | -1,000 | 9,000 | -8,000 | 11,995 | 6,349 | 5,319 | 4,678 | 574 | 363 |
cash flow from financing | 1,971,000 | 4,593,000 | 3,303,000 | -59,000 | 1,772,000 | 50,000 | 146,000 | -1,717,000 | 517,899 | 1,353,177 | 6,349 | 5,319 | -256,279 | 257,577 | 324,238 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 159,000 | -392,000 | 520,000 | 20,000 | -330,000 | -460,000 | 476,000 | -1,458,000 | 1,618,698 | -1,129,938 | 1,073,709 | -589,271 | 843,593 | 411,302 | 274,907 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 159,000 | -392,000 | 520,000 | 20,000 | -330,000 | -460,000 | 476,000 | -1,458,000 | 1,618,698 | -1,129,938 | 1,073,709 | -589,271 | 843,593 | 411,302 | 274,907 |
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UNITED LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED group structure
United Legal Services Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
PEXA INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
#0172262
2 parents
UNITED LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
04594095
United Legal Services Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Michael Cress (May 2022) and Mr Matthew Joy (May 2024).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Michael Cress | 49 years | May 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Matthew Joy | England | 51 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
June 2024turnover
23.7m
+23%
operating profit
-3.2m
-35%
gross margin
37.5%
+7.07%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
June 2024net assets
-10.1m
+0.28%
total assets
4.9m
-0.01%
cash
1m
+0.18%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
04594095
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
62090 - Other information technology and computer service activities
incorporation date
November 2002
age
23
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
June 2024
previous names
united solicitors limited (February 2003)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
masters court church road, thame, oxon, OX9 3FA
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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