MARATHON WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-15 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£45K
+275.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£131K
-86.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
165
+8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£934K
-36.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £6,038,419 | £16,107,010 | £20,404,988 | £21,752,450 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £20,619 | £1,095,541 | £86,473 | -£306,395 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£46,705 | £838,797 | -£684,385 | -£933,659 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £13,458 | £777,528 | -£1,025,597 | -£839,567 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,620 | £80,350 | £12,125 | £45,497 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,938,075 | £7,225,783 | £7,202,598 | £6,537,979 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,867,382 | £2,857,410 | £970,323 | £130,756 | |
| Equity | £1,341,056 | £1,853,924 | £1,867,382 | £2,857,410 | £970,323 | £130,756 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 184 | 147 | 152 | 165 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,060,903 | £3,238,985 | £3,312,194 | £4,596,052 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.3% | 6.8% | 0.4% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.2% | 4.8% | -5.0% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 0.3% | 15.2% | 1.2% | -4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 93.7% | 99.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.88x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.31x | 12.69x | 0.91x | -2.51x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director has reviewed forecasts and budgets for at least 12 months, considering trading performance, cost-saving, cash flow, and available financing. Director has also considered support from other common control companies. Based on this, the Director has a reasonable expectation the Company will continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Major investment has been undertaken in the vehicle fleet to provide an enhanced and reliable customer service which is crucial to the ongoing distribution platform continuing to grow its footprint in the UK and increased level of staffing was needed as a result. Costs have also been put in place during 2024 to prepare for the opening of a new South Wales Distribution Warehouse in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOCK, Anthony Mark | Director | — | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOCK, Joseph | Secretary | — | 1994-11-09 |
| STOCK, Richard David | Secretary | 1994-11-09 | 2020-01-01 |
| STOCK, Doris | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| STOCK, Joseph | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| STOCK, Richard David | Director | — | 2020-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard David Stock | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-27 |
| Mr Anthony Mark Stock | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.6%
£20,404,988 £21,752,450
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+275.2%
£12,125 £45,497
-
Net assets
-86.5%
£970,323 £130,756
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+8.6%
152 165
-
Operating profit
-454.3%
£86,473 -£306,395
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-36.4%
-£684,385 -£933,659
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+38.8%
£3,312,194 £4,596,052
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers