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HAMMER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02640532
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1991-08-23
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62020
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Significant events
- “Following 31 March 2025 year end, a sale of Exertis UK Limited has been agreed by DCC Plc. The sales process and necessary clearance processes are ongoing as at the date of signature of the financial statements.”
- “Exertis Hammer Limited is not included in the above sales process and remains a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC Plc.”
- “Since the announcement of the sale of Exertis UK Limited, the board of directors of Exertis Hammer Limited have progressed with the separation from Exertis UK Limited, such that as at the date of signature of the financial statements, Exertis Hammer Limited operates independently with self-contained sales, commercial, purchasing, finance, IT and HR/payroll functions and systems.”
- “Exertis Hammer Limited has also rebranded to Hammer Distribution and has been successful in agreeing with relevant customers and vendors the novation / creation of new contracts, reflecting trading with Exertis Hammer Limited as an independent business.”
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People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALE, Christopher Steven | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
| CHIBNALL, Jason Martin | Director | 2021-03-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| HICKINGBOTHAM, Paul | Director | 2014-05-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROUCHER, Matthew Steven Geoffrey | Secretary | 2014-05-01 | 2016-12-20 |
| EASTERBROOK, Steven John | Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2005-02-10 |
| HINDS, Richard | Secretary | 2016-12-20 | 2022-08-19 |
| JOHNSEN, Frithjof | Secretary | 2005-02-10 | 2014-05-01 |
| PALMER, Michelle Jay | Secretary | 1997-08-29 | 1999-12-01 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-08-23 | 1991-08-23 |
| BEESON, Jason Mark | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2020-03-31 |
| BOUSQUET, Eric | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| BROWN, Philip | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2021-07-31 |
| BRYAN, Paul William | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2024-07-01 |
| BRYCE, Michael Alaster | Director | 1991-08-23 | 1992-12-22 |
| BURT, Terence William | Director | 1997-08-29 | 1999-12-01 |
| CASEY, Stephen | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2020-04-30 |
| CROUCHER, Matthew Steven Geoffrey | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| DEACON, Leslie Robert | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2024-07-01 |
| EASTERBROOK, Steven John | Director | 1991-08-23 | 2005-02-10 |
| ENNIS, Niall David | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2018-06-30 |
| GODDARD, Jason Ronald | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2020-03-31 |
| GRIFFIN, Timothy David | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2024-07-01 |
| HINDS, Richard | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2022-08-19 |
| JOHNSEN, Frithjof | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2014-05-01 |
| LITTLE, Padraic Joseph | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| MATRAVERS, Paul Simon | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2020-11-03 |
| NEWELL, Kenneth Jack | Director | 1997-03-13 | 1999-12-01 |
| O'KEEFFE, Gerard Patrick | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| SANGSTER, Paul | Director | 1991-11-01 | 2005-02-10 |
| SAWKINS, Stephen | Director | — | 1997-02-03 |
| STIDWILL, James | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2021-03-31 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-08-23 | 1991-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-10-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-11-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-17 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
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