DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS
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Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+574.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-17.4% vs 2023
Employees
60
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£742K
-610.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS 1995-03-14 → present
- TITAN DISTRIBUTORS 1980-12-31 → 1995-03-14
- RIVERRING LIMITED 1980-08-05 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,056,854 | £20,673,520 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £144,177 | -£744,795 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £145,260 | -£741,775 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £108,447 | -£968,781 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £227,388 | £1,532,775 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,583,603 | £4,614,822 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,583,603 | £4,614,822 | |
| Equity | £4,410,090 | £4,648,280 | — | — | — | £5,583,603 | £4,614,822 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 60 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,804,939 | £1,900,442 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | -3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | -4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | -16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.53x | 2.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | -91.41x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Since the end of the financial year, the company has been affected by the uncertainty arising from the filing by its former parent company, Diamond Comic Distributors Inc., on 14 January 2025 for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the United States.”
- “The situation has subsequently been greatly resolved, and particularly as a result of the acquisition of the company by Diamond Distributors UK Limited. ... This acquisition was successfully completed on 26 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNISH, Brendan Francis | Director | 2025-08-26 | Aug 1966 | British |
| HOLMAN, Michael Andrew | Director | 2025-08-26 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MURRELL, Keith Leslie | Director | 2025-08-26 | Mar 1963 | British |
| THOMPSON, Lee Martin | Director | 2025-08-26 | Dec 1968 | British |
| WARBURTON, Alan Edward | Director | 2025-08-26 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE, Michael | Secretary | — | 1993-07-27 |
| RICHARD FREEMAN & CO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-04-27 | 2010-09-27 |
| GEPPI, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2010-09-27 | 2025-08-26 |
| HITCHEN, John Joseph | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2001-03-15 |
| LAKE, Michael | Director | — | 1993-07-27 |
| LANDAU, Nicholas Alexander | Director | — | 1993-07-26 |
| COMIC EXPORTERS INC | Corporate Director | 1993-07-27 | 2025-08-26 |
| COMIC HOLDINGS INC | Corporate Director | 1993-07-27 | 2025-08-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Andrew Holman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-08-28 | Active |
| Mr Lee Martin Thompson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-08-28 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Geppi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-01-16 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
-1.8%
£21,056,854 £20,673,520
-
Cash
+574.1%
£227,388 £1,532,775
-
Net assets
-17.4%
£5,583,603 £4,614,822
-
Employees
0%
60 60
-
Operating profit
-616.6%
£144,177 -£744,795
-
Profit before tax
-610.7%
£145,260 -£741,775
-
Wages
+5.3%
£1,804,939 £1,900,442
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