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P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Cash
£465
-17.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+4.1% vs 2024
Employees
200
+5.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Profile
- Company number
- 04552128
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-10-03
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £565 | £465 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,660,508 | £5,030,219 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,353,265 | £1,408,781 | |
| Equity | £118,652 | £284,552 | £546,815 | £419,122 | £960,042 | £1,353,265 | £1,408,781 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | 200 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- GKP (Ampthill) Limited
- 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.”
Subsidiaries
- Mercury Holdings (Manchester) Limited · 100% held · England and Wales
- Mars-Jones Limited · 90% held · England and Wales
Significant events
- “On 23 Oct 2024, the group acquired control of Mercury Holdings (Manchester) Limited through the purchase of 100% of the share capital and Mars-Jones Limited, which is 90% owned by Mercury Holdings (Manchester) Limited, for the total consideration of £707,037.”
- “In April 2025, P W Gates Distribution Limited entered into a ten year lease of a warehouse in Chester with an effective rent of £537,325 per annum over the full term.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLYNN, Christopher John | Director | 2026-02-02 | Oct 1965 | British |
| GATES, Mary Jeanette | Director | 2002-10-03 | Jan 1955 | British |
| GATES, Peter William | Director | 2002-10-03 | Jan 1951 | British |
| LYNCH, Christopher | Director | 2007-01-26 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATES, Mary Jeanette | Secretary | 2002-10-03 | 2010-05-19 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-03 | 2002-10-08 |
| JANES, Allan Raymond | Director | 2007-01-26 | 2016-12-30 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-03 | 2002-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter William Gates | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-08-03 | Active |
| Mrs Mary Jeanette Gates | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-08-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-11-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-11-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-11-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-11-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-11-20 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-03-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-03-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-03-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-03-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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