DBD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£655K
+7.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-0.5% vs 2023
Employees
122
-6.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£409K
+284.9% first positive since 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £38,739,318 | £31,798,991 | — | £37,633,623 | — | £37,724,907 | — | £32,440,999 | £31,219,056 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,431,460 | £484,920 | — | £1,210,698 | — | £1,523,866 | — | -£107,665 | £596,732 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,244,213 | £384,777 | — | £1,064,235 | — | £1,419,795 | — | -£221,083 | £408,729 | |
| Net profit | — | £996,556 | £390,225 | — | £853,334 | — | £1,141,644 | — | -£195,810 | £275,495 | |
| Cash | — | £337,833 | £136,540 | — | £263,179 | — | £252,189 | — | £609,368 | £654,875 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,148,319 | £5,887,878 | — | £5,538,153 | — | £5,770,575 | — | £5,340,337 | £5,349,779 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,894,132 | £4,146,929 | — | £4,789,013 | — | £5,594,856 | — | £5,165,160 | £5,137,589 | |
| Equity | £3,113,576 | £3,894,132 | £4,146,929 | £4,146,929 | £4,789,013 | £4,789,013 | £5,594,856 | £5,594,856 | £5,165,160 | £5,137,589 | |
| Average employees | — | 177 | 167 | — | 137 | — | 137 | — | 131 | 122 | |
| Wages | — | £5,503,945 | £5,468,622 | — | £5,051,127 | — | £5,327,843 | — | £5,205,549 | £4,724,929 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.7% | 1.5% | — | 3.2% | — | 4.0% | — | -0.3% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.6% | 1.2% | — | 2.3% | — | 3.0% | — | -0.6% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 34.5% | 8.2% | — | 21.9% | — | 26.4% | — | -2.0% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.64x | 4.84x | — | 8.27x | — | 14.64x | — | -0.95x | 3.17x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith 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.”
Group structure
- DBD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED · parent
- DBD Contracting Limited
Significant events
- “In March 2025, following extensive succession planning, the Group Shareholders sold a majority shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust, which has been set up for the purpose of ensuring that the DBD Group is run for the long-term benefit of its employees.”
- “On 28 March 2025 there was a group restructure and as a result there is no ultimate controlling party from that date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES, Jody Linda Joan | Director | 2025-03-28 | May 1974 | British |
| CROUCH, Christine Sarah | Director | 2022-01-05 | Mar 1976 | British |
| FIRTH-BERNARD, Alexander Andrew | Director | 2022-01-05 | Mar 1991 | British |
| FIRTH-BERNARD, Samuel David | Director | 2007-04-01 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Robert | Secretary | — | 2018-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Geoffrey | Secretary | 2018-03-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| APPLEYARD, John Martin | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-07-17 |
| BARNARD, Robert | Director | — | 2018-02-28 |
| FIRTH BERNARD, David Andrew | Director | — | 2011-07-01 |
| HARVEY, Neil | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2025-03-28 |
| O'MAHONY, Anthony | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2011-07-01 |
| POWER, Michael William | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-07-04 |
| TAMPLIN, Derick | Director | — | 2002-04-12 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| TURNER, David Allen | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dbd Enterprises Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-3.8%
£32,440,999 £31,219,056
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+7.5%
£609,368 £654,875
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£5,165,160 £5,137,589
-
Employees
-6.9%
131 122
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+654.2%
-£107,665 £596,732
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+284.9%
-£221,083 £408,729
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
-9.2%
£5,205,549 £4,724,929
lowest in 6 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