DBD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£716k
+9.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6m
+16.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
118
-3.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+190% first positive since 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,633,623 | £37,724,907 | £32,440,999 | £31,219,056 | £40,944,838 | +31.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,210,698 | £1,523,866 | -£107,665 | £596,732 | £1,421,262 | +138.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,064,235 | £1,419,795 | -£221,083 | £408,729 | £1,185,175 | +190% | |
| Net profit | £853,334 | £1,141,644 | -£195,810 | £275,495 | £1,142,659 | +314.8% | |
| Cash | £263,179 | £252,189 | £609,368 | £654,875 | £715,718 | +9.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,538,153 | £5,770,575 | £5,340,337 | £5,349,779 | £6,317,447 | +18.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,789,013 | £5,594,856 | £5,165,160 | £5,137,589 | £5,975,498 | +16.3% | |
| Equity | £4,789,013 | £5,594,856 | £5,165,160 | £5,137,589 | £5,975,498 | +16.3% | |
| Average employees | 137 | 137 | 131 | 122 | 118 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £5,051,127 | £5,327,843 | £5,205,549 | £4,724,929 | £5,427,828 | +14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £294,221 | £497,591 | £544,820 | £349,545 | £469,046 | +34.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 4.0% | -0.3% | 1.9% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 3.0% | -0.6% | 0.9% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.9% | 26.4% | -2.0% | 11.2% | 22.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 60.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.67x | 1.58x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | 8.27x | 14.64x | -0.95x | 3.17x | 6.02x |
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
“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.”
Significant events
- “In March 2025, the former Group Shareholders transferred a majority shareholding to the DBD Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”
- “In January 2026, the Company implemented a new, cloud based and globally recognised financial management system following an extensive design and testing phase.”
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 164 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.