M B DISTRIBUTION (CLEVELAND) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-28 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-26.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
85
+3.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£537K
-72.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,715,941 | £15,818,247 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,911,961 | £489,688 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,176,406 | — | £1,928,355 | £1,928,355 | £537,419 | |
| Net profit | — | £938,452 | — | £1,529,748 | £1,529,748 | £403,006 | |
| Cash | — | £2,494,039 | — | £2,430,968 | £2,430,968 | £1,796,077 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,992,708 | — | £4,893,082 | £4,893,082 | £5,137,336 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,903,446 | — | £4,880,475 | £4,880,475 | £5,055,981 | |
| Equity | — | £8,903,446 | — | £4,880,475 | £4,880,475 | £5,055,981 | |
| Average employees | — | 81 | — | 82 | 82 | 85 | |
| Wages | — | £2,369,890 | — | £2,672,367 | £2,672,367 | £2,932,375 |
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.4% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 39.1% | 9.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.07x | 3.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 7966.50x | 31.35x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company continued to improve and develop it's premises. The board believe that this will take the company to the next level in terms of turnover and breadth of product range.”
- “Turnover was as expected and the company continues to widen its product ranges and geographical reach.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENUP, Brenda | Secretary | — | — | British |
| GREENUP, Brenda | Director | — | Nov 1952 | British |
| GREENUP, Michael Lee | Director | 2004-11-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| GREENUP, Michael | Director | — | Apr 1954 | British |
| GREENUP, Shirley Marie | Director | 2004-11-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
| ROBERTS, Carol | Director | 2015-02-02 | Mar 1963 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mb Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-08 | Active |
| Mb Commercial Properties Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-31 | Ceased 2023-02-08 |
| Mr Michael Greenup | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-14 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-02-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-03 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-03 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-02-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-20 | 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-5.4%
£16,715,941 £15,818,247
-
Cash
-26.1%
£2,430,968 £1,796,077
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£4,880,475 £5,055,981
-
Employees
+3.7%
82 85
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-74.4%
£1,911,961 £489,688
-
Profit before tax
-72.1%
£1,928,355 £537,419
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+9.7%
£2,672,367 £2,932,375
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