ACUMEN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-08 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+33.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+14.9% vs 2024
Employees
98
+2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+48.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,200,942 | £10,949,342 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £389,405 | £136,752 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £251,628 | £36,567 | £227,609 | £1,372,645 | £1,093,151 | £1,618,586 | |
| Net profit | £200,591 | £58,011 | — | £1,143,716 | £867,879 | £1,666,445 | |
| Cash | £212,767 | £601,034 | £534,861 | £624,882 | £813,719 | £1,086,767 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,192,513 | £3,593,174 | £3,361,119 | £5,377,005 | £5,415,867 | £5,311,271 | |
| Net assets | £4,471,683 | £2,801,164 | £2,854,256 | £3,317,258 | £3,732,566 | £4,288,224 | |
| Equity | £4,471,683 | £2,801,164 | £2,854,256 | £3,317,258 | £3,732,566 | £4,288,224 | |
| Average employees | 99 | 94 | 103 | 98 | 96 | 98 | |
| Wages | £3,236,920 | £3,799,441 | £3,236,912 | £3,156,200 | £3,491,599 | £3,478,627 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 1.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | 3.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.82x | 1.49x | — | — | — | — |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 our MBO in 2021, we have relentlessly focused on putting our customers first, providing flexibility and responsiveness to support them as the industry recovers from supply chain constraints, economic uncertainty and a high inflationary environment.”
- “During the year we have continued to invest in renewing our fleet to ensure we are able to keep up with demand and deliver and excellent service to our customers.”
- “During the year £52,624 (2024 - £nil) of loan balances owed from a group company has been written off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHTY, Joanna Marie | Secretary | 2021-03-04 | — | — |
| ASHRAF, Naiem | Director | 2017-10-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| BROWN, Steven | Director | 2017-10-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
| DOUGHTY, Christopher Charles Clifford | Director | 2004-07-06 | Dec 1972 | British |
| DOUGHTY, Joanna Marie | Director | 2019-08-22 | Nov 1975 | British |
| WALKER, Nicholas Guy Eades | Director | 2025-04-07 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Colin North | Secretary | 2001-08-01 | 2004-07-30 |
| BANCROFT, Charles Nicholas | Secretary | — | 1998-07-24 |
| LIGHT, John Michael Heathcote | Secretary | 1998-07-24 | 2001-08-01 |
| THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-30 | 2021-03-04 |
| BANCROFT, Charles Nicholas | Director | — | 1998-07-24 |
| BANCROFT, William George | Director | — | 1998-07-24 |
| DENKER, John Peter | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1998-07-24 |
| GUINCHARD, Gilles | Director | 2003-10-29 | 2004-07-06 |
| HODGES, John | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2021-02-26 |
| MACE, Peter Stuart | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1998-07-24 |
| MERRY, John Charles | Director | 1998-07-24 | 2004-07-06 |
| NUTTALL, Philip James | Director | 1998-07-24 | 2004-07-06 |
| SHUTER, Adam John | Director | 1998-07-24 | 2004-02-09 |
| STEAD, Robin Christopher | Director | — | 1992-10-18 |
| STOCKER, Dennis John | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2012-05-11 |
| WARING, Ruth | Director | 2020-08-11 | 2023-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acumen Logistics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+33.6%
£813,719 £1,086,767
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+14.9%
£3,732,566 £4,288,224
-
Employees
+2.1%
96 98
-
Profit before tax
+48.1%
£1,093,151 £1,618,586
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-0.4%
£3,491,599 £3,478,627
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