THE UNITE GROUP PLC
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Executive summary
The Unite Group PLC stands as the dominant market leader in the UK Purpose-Built Student Accommodation sector, leveraging its massive scale and university partnerships to achieve occupancy and rental growth metrics that consistently outperform industry benchmarks. While the broader REIT sector faces headwinds from interest rate volatility and affordability constraints, Unite's structural advantage is underpinned by the chronic national undersupply of student housing. Their strategic positioning is robust, though they must navigate the competitive threat of deep-pocketed private capital and macro-level pressures on student affordability.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1996-05-15
- Registered office
- 1st Floor Welcome Building, Avon Street, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 0PS
- Postcode
- BS2 0PS
- Capital
- 129 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 15 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-29
- Next due by
- 2027-06-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 64209 Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified
Officers 10 current · 32 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
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LDC (FROGMORE STREET) LIMITED Dissolved
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UNITE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED Dissolved
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UNITE LONDON LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 6 years on the registry.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6775229 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
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Contact details
- Website
- http://www.unite-group.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE LDC GROUP PLC | 1999-02-17 |
| TRACKLYNX LIMITED | 1998-06-24 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE CORE, 40 ST THOMAS STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 6JX | 2017-03-27 |
| 103 TEMPLE STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 6EN | 2006-01-13 |
| 3 TEMPLE STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 6EN | 2006-01-13 |
| LAWRENCE HOUSE, LOWER BRISTOL ROAD, BATH, BA2 9ET | 2004-08-05 |
| WRENCE HOUSE, LOWER BRISTOL ROAD, BATH, BA2 9ET | 2004-08-05 |
| MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU. | 1996-08-13 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU. | 1996-08-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,312 similar companies in BS, trading since 1996
The class of 1996
66%
of the 222 companies in this sector incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 32% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2005-11-10
- Where
- City Of Bristol
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL89403 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2005-11-10 | — |
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