H.T. GARDNER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-26 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£34K
+4,629.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-17.9% vs 2024
Employees
205
+5.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£440K
+20.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- H.T. GARDNER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1994-02-11 → present
- H.T. GARDNER TRANSPORT LIMITED 1993-02-12 → 1994-02-11
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £20,063,967 | £21,717,073 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£523,744 | -£373,242 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£553,073 | -£440,393 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£443,852 | -£298,741 | |
| Cash | — | — | £726 | £34,339 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,764,910 | £1,379,861 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,669,759 | £1,371,018 | |
| Equity | £1,071,093 | £2,113,611 | £1,669,759 | £1,371,018 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 194 | 205 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,659,177 | £7,554,277 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.6% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.2% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -29.7% | -27.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 59.6% | 68.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.63x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -17.70x | -5.52x |
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
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTRIDGE, Karen Louise | Secretary | 2016-05-01 | — | — |
| GARDNER, Kevin Clyde | Director | 1993-02-12 | Jul 1957 | British |
| GARDNER, Luke Paris | Director | 2015-04-01 | Jan 1989 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER, Fay Rosina | Secretary | 1995-02-23 | 2016-04-01 |
| GARDNER, Kevin Clyde | Secretary | 1993-02-12 | 1995-02-23 |
| GARDNER, Luke Paris | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-02-12 | 1993-02-12 |
| GARDNER, Fay Rosina | Director | 1993-02-12 | 1994-10-20 |
| GARDNER, Harold Thomas | Director | 1993-02-12 | 1994-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin Clyde Gardner | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-02-12 | Active |
| Mr Luke Paris Gardner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-02-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
+8.2%
£20,063,967 £21,717,073
-
Cash
+4,629.9%
£726 £34,339
-
Net assets
-17.9%
£1,669,759 £1,371,018
-
Employees
+5.7%
194 205
-
Operating profit
+28.7%
-£523,744 -£373,242
-
Profit before tax
+20.4%
-£553,073 -£440,393
-
Wages
+13.4%
£6,659,177 £7,554,277
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