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Unico Ltd

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Awarded
£453k
Live
10
Buyers
7
12m
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  • ESG & policies
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Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 11
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — Unico LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Unico Ltd has won £453k across 7 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd) at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 11Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 10 live · 1 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Supply and Distribution of Disposable Products, Kitchen Chemicals, Allergen Labelling and Associated Products and Services.
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)3922210016 Dec 2019£453k3 yrsClosed
Supply and Distribution of Catering Disposables, Kitchen Chemicals, Allergen Labelling and Associated Products (DIPCHEM) 2024
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)39222100———Live
Supply and Delivery of Catering Sundries
Scotland Excel39221130———Live
NSSCOVID-19 -192a Hand Wash
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)————Live
Cleaning & Janitorial Products
APUC Limited18424300———Live
Washroom Solutions
Scotland Excel90524200———Live
The Supply & Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including Pandemic Recovery Items & Workwear
Scotland Excel35113400———Live
The Supply of Cleaning & Janitorial Products
Heriot-Watt University————Live
Janitorial, Hygiene & Sundry Contract
Edinburgh Leisure39830000———Live
Supply and Delivery of Janitorial Products
Scotland Excel33760000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £41k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)
2 contracts
100%
since 2019
2
Scotland Excel
4 contracts
0%
3
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
1 contract
0%
4
APUC Limited
1 contract
0%
5
Heriot-Watt University
1 contract
0%
6
Edinburgh Leisure
1 contract
0%
7
Fife Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West2 contracts
100%
Scotland9 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Unico Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BU
Bunzl UK Ltd T/A Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies
Yes£11.4m7
NO
Nobisco Ltd
Yes£6.6m8
PC
Parker Contract Cleaning Ltd
No£2.9m1
AC
ARROW COUNTY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Yes£2.1m22
LU
LYRECO UK LIMITED
Yes£1.8m12
UN
Unico Ltd
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in -38d
Next due 04 Jun 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00861294
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
12 Oct 1965
Reg. office
Unit 4 Wested Lane, Swanley, BR8 8TE
SIC codes
46750
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MCMARTIN, William John David — secretary
    Appointed 17 Sept 2019
  • MCMARTIN, William John David — director
    Appointed 17 Sept 2019
  • ROSS, Robert Collumbine — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2010
  • ROSS, Derek Blair — director
    Appointed 02 Sept 1991
  • Alexander Ross Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
UNICO LIMITED
00861294 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.