AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DISTRIBUTION GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12K
-87.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
154
+28.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£371K
-28.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,575,325 | £17,872,018 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £669,215 | £549,231 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £516,637 | £371,382 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £352,687 | £267,887 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £100,870 | £12,241 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £597,006 | — | — | £3,967,434 | £3,717,987 | |
| Net assets | — | £507,806 | — | — | £1,949,859 | £2,065,404 | |
| Equity | £507,806 | £507,806 | £507,806 | £507,806 | £1,949,859 | £2,065,404 | |
| Average employees | — | 86 | — | — | 120 | 154 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,257,587 | £4,103,394 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 16.9% | 14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 77.7% | 77.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 4.39x | 3.09x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Morris Owen
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DISTRIBUTION GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Automotive Parts Distribution Ltd 100%
- APD Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the balance sheet date, the group purchased a property, Unit 4 Rivergate, Rivermead Drive, Swindon for £500,000 fully financed via bank loan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY, Thomas | Secretary | 1997-05-12 | — | British |
| MURRAY, Ewan Sinclair Daniel | Director | 2013-05-29 | Jun 1974 | British |
| MURRAY, Fraser | Director | 2013-05-29 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MURRAY, Thomas | Director | 1997-05-12 | Jan 1943 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, Alan James | Secretary | 1996-05-14 | 1997-05-12 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-14 | 1996-05-14 |
| HOARE, Graham | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2013-05-29 |
| MCNALLY, James Kenneth | Director | 1996-05-14 | 1997-05-12 |
| SEAL, Alan | Director | 1997-05-12 | 2003-11-01 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-14 | 1996-05-14 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-14 | 1996-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Murray | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-01-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2018-01-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2017-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+7.8%
£16,575,325 £17,872,018
-
Cash
-87.9%
£100,870 £12,241
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£1,949,859 £2,065,404
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+28.3%
120 154
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-17.9%
£669,215 £549,231
-
Profit before tax
-28.1%
£516,637 £371,382
-
Wages
+26%
£3,257,587 £4,103,394
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