utg industry student accommodation off campus residences founded 1991 headquarters bristol united kingdom key people phil white cbe chairman mark allan ceo joe lister cfo products student accommodation halls of residence services property investment and development revenue 208.8 million 2015 1 operating income 229.6 million 2015 1 net income 355.7 million 2015 1 website www.unite group.co.uk unite students provides purpose built student accommodation pbsa across the united kingdom . unite students is the trade name for the unite group plc a london stock exchange listed business and a constituent of the ftse 250 index . unite students is the largest and oldest pbsa provider in the uk . 2 it owns and maintains 130 properties across 23 towns and cities with the capacity to home over 43 000 students . 3 contents 1 history 2 leadership and operational structure 3 notable properties 4 references 5 external links history edit a unite students facility near tottenham hale station the unite group was founded in bristol in 1991 and remains headquartered in the city . the business was founded by nicholas porter who aged 21 and following research with the university of the west of england recognised a growing demand for student accommodation . 4 unused office buildings in bristol s centre were converted into flats opening to their first students in 1992 . after a period of expansion within bristol in 1998 unite opened its first properties in london . it became a listed company on the alternative investment market the following year . 5 in 2000 the business moved its share register to the london stock exchange and opened properties in manchester liverpool and portsmouth . 6 during the following decade unite created investment vehicles to secure rapid growth in london across england and into scotland . of these vehicles the unite uk student accommodation fund usaf is europe s largest fund focusing solely on direct let student accommodation . 7 in 2006 founder nicholas porter announced he was stepping down as chief executive . he was replaced at the end of the year by chief financial officer mark allan . 8 former national express chief executive phil white cbe became non executive chairman in may 2009 replacing geoffrey maddrell who had previously announced his departure after 10 years in the role . 9 by 2011 the business had grown to 40 000 beds . it remains the uk s biggest provider of student accommodation by capacity . 10 in 2012 it founded charitable trust the unite foundation which provides free accommodation and a cost of living allowance to students from challenging circumstances . 11 in april 2014 unite renamed itself unite students . simultaneously it launched its home for success corporate philosophy ; which it describes as its business purpose . the home for success announcement included a 40m reinvestment of profits into the business and 16 signature commitments all of which relate to an improved student experience . 12 leadership and operational structure edit the unite group is led by a small executive team of chief executive mark allan chief financial officer joe lister managing director of property richard simpson and managing director of operations richard smith . unite students employs over 1 000 people with about 250 in their central bristol headquarters and the remainder in the 23 towns and cities in which they operate . notable properties edit grand central liverpool merseyside 13 sky plaza leeds west yorkshire 14 stratford one stratford london 15 references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 pdf . unite students . retrieved 16 april 2016 . unite snaps up cordea savills 137m student housing portfolio . financial times . retrieved 3 april 2015 . home . unite group.co.uk . retrieved 3 april 2015 . nicholas porter the sunday times . thesundaytimes.co.uk . retrieved 3 april 2015 . this week pnc tele.com unite group axiomlab . this is money . retrieved 3 april 2015 . our story so far . unite students . retrieved 3 april 2015 . bedell . bedellgroup.com . retrieved 3 april 2015 . student digs chief steps down with honours . property week . retrieved 3 april 2015 . unite group taps phil white as new chairman . propertyeu.info . retrieved 3 april 2015 . unite students set for 399 bed aberdeen development . property week . retrieved 3 april 2015 . about us . unitefoundation.co.uk . retrieved 3 april 2015 . home for success . unite group.co.uk . retrieved 3 april 2015 . grand central . emporis . retrieved 2010 03 29 . worlds tallest student block completes in leeds . skyscraper news . 2009 06 26 . retrieved 2012 03 17 . newham recorder . 2014 09 18 . retrieved 2014 01 07 . external links edit official site student accommodation site v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group bellway berendsen berkeley group holdings bank of georgia bh macro big yellow group b & m european retail value bodycote booker group bovis homes group brewin dolphin holdings british empire trust britvic brown n. btg plc cairn energy caledonia investments capital & counties properties card factory carillion centamin cineworld city of london investment trust clarkson close brothers group cls holdings cmc markets cobham computacenter countryside properties countrywide cranswick crest nicholson cybg daejan holdings dairy crest debenhams dechra pharmaceuticals derwent london dfs dignity diploma domino s pizza drax group dunelm group edinburgh investment trust electra private equity electrocomponents elementis entertainment one essentra esure euromoney institutional investor evraz f & c commercial property trust fidelity china special situations fidelity european values 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shawbrook bank sig plc smith ds smurfit kappa group softcat sophos spectris spirax sarco engineering spire healthcare sports direct ssp group stagecoach group st. modwen properties supergroup svg capital synthomer talktalk group tate & lyle ted baker telecom plus temple bar investment trust templeton emerging markets investment trust thomas cook group tritax big box reit tr property investment trust tullett prebon tullow oil ubm udg healthcare uk commercial property trust ultra electronics holdings unite group vectura group vedanta resources vesuvius victrex virgin money weir group wetherspoon j d w h smith william hill witan investment trust wizz air woodford patient capital trust wood group workspace group worldwide healthcare trust zoopla retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title unite students & oldid 717208019 categories companies established in 1991companies based in bristolcompanies listed on the london stock exchangestudent housing1991 establishments in the united 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