HEADSTOCK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-13
Watchouts
Cash
£756K
-64.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+3.2% vs 2024
Employees
50
+6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£768K
-2.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HEADSTOCK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2004-10-15 → present
- BLT INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1988-11-22 → 2004-10-15
- LANEY AMPLIFICATION LIMITED 1980-03-20 → 1988-11-22
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,400,168 | £16,670,807 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £691,158 | £699,071 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £786,929 | £768,341 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £593,830 | £616,172 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,139,469 | £756,183 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £9,821,332 | £10,207,400 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £9,772,047 | £10,087,919 | |
| Equity | £7,782,423 | £8,339,903 | £8,949,969 | £9,478,517 | £9,772,047 | £10,087,919 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 47 | 50 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,107,710 | £2,239,740 |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 7.0% | 6.8% |
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.
People
10 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANT, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2023-12-01 | — | — |
| BLACK, David Andrew | Director | 2025-10-14 | Apr 1982 | British |
| BRADSHAW, David George | Director | 2006-01-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| BRADSHAW, Keith George | Director | — | Aug 1943 | British |
| BRADSHAW, Timothy Charles | Director | 2006-01-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| LANEY, James Daniel | Director | 2005-12-13 | Mar 1979 | British |
| LANEY SMITH, Emma | Director | 2006-01-01 | Jan 1977 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Scott Richard Banks | Director | 2020-07-01 | Feb 1979 | British |
| PLANT, Jonathan James | Director | 2022-08-23 | Mar 1975 | British |
| WALDRON, James Henry | Director | 1996-03-01 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Elaine | Secretary | — | 1996-01-26 |
| WALDRON, James Henry | Secretary | 1996-01-26 | 2023-12-01 |
| BRADSHAW, James Keith | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-03-23 |
| HIRONS, David Edward | Director | — | 2021-03-31 |
| LANEY, Lyndon John | Director | — | 2026-04-09 |
| THOMAS, Robert William | Director | — | 1996-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lyndon John Laney | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
| Mr Keith George Bradshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
+8.3%
£15,400,168 £16,670,807
-
Cash
-64.7%
£2,139,469 £756,183
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£9,772,047 £10,087,919
-
Employees
+6.4%
47 50
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Operating profit
+1.1%
£691,158 £699,071
-
Profit before tax
-2.4%
£786,929 £768,341
-
Wages
+6.3%
£2,107,710 £2,239,740
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