MENZIES DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£163k
-95.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£35m
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,809
-2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-81.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £236,323,000 | £226,618,000 | £221,559,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £7,873,000 | £7,873,000 | £2,307,000 | -70.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,400,000 | £7,393,000 | £1,356,000 | -81.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,264,000 | £5,077,000 | £794,000 | -84.4% | |
| Cash | £1,927,000 | £3,996,000 | £163,000 | -95.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,240,000 | £35,703,000 | £35,782,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £29,509,000 | £34,586,000 | £35,380,000 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £29,509,000 | £34,586,000 | £35,380,000 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,959 | 1,846 | 1,809 | -2% | |
| Wages | £76,838,000 | £73,492,000 | £75,991,000 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,008,000 | £113,000 | £875,000 | +674.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £10,000 | £77,000 | +670% | |
| Highest paid director | £619,000 | £59,000 | £379,000 | +542.4% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 3.5% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.2% | 22.1% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.7% | 61.2% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 1.01x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 16.20x | 16.40x | 2.43x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MENZIES DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2021-01-14 → present
- BIBBY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2001-01-02 → 2021-01-14
- NEWBIBCO III LIMITED 1999-07-07 → 2001-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Directors of the Company continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 December 2025, the Company acquired the trade and certain assets and liabilities of C Butt Limited for cash consideration of £250,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Matthew Stuart | Director | 2025-01-09 | Apr 1980 | British |
| JONES, Dean | Director | 2024-10-14 | May 1967 | British |
| MORSON, Richard James | Director | 2024-10-14 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIBBY BROS. & CO. (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-15 | 2020-12-11 |
| BIBBY BROS. & CO. (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-07-07 | 2006-09-15 |
| BARKER, Jacqueline | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2020-12-11 |
| BIBBY, Michael James | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2018-05-09 |
| BIBBY, Michael James | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2013-02-22 |
| BROWN, Michael Peter | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| BYRNE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| CLARKSON, Peter James | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2020-12-11 |
| CRESSWELL, John Harold | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2020-12-11 |
| CULLINGFORD, Paul Andrew | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2015-06-30 |
| DE PENCIER, Theodore Henry John | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2007-06-29 |
| EYRE, Duncan Ashley | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-08-08 |
| HAWORTH, David John | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2020-07-01 |
| HAYMER, Jonathan | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-05-04 |
| HAYMER, Jonathan | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2013-02-22 |
| HECHT, Oliever | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2015-10-30 |
| HOWARD, Martin Stewart | Director | 2001-05-30 | 2007-01-11 |
| KAVANAGH, Paul | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Gareth | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2020-12-11 |
| LYONS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2019-09-01 |
| LYONS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2016-05-04 | 2016-09-12 |
| MCCOURT, Paul Raymond Patrick | Director | 2020-12-11 | 2025-01-09 |
| MICHAEL, Gregory John | Director | 2020-12-11 | 2025-01-09 |
| MOHAN, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2010-01-21 |
| MORSON, Richard James | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2020-12-11 |
| O'KEEFE, Peter Joseph | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| OSBORNE, Jonathan | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2019-03-31 |
| PATERSON, Alan John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| POTTER, Steven | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-02-01 |
| SPEAK, Iain Alexander | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2014-12-31 |
| SUDDES, Christopher David | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2002-06-30 |
| TULLETT, Nigel Leonard Douglas | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-06-20 |
| WILSON, Mark Lee | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies Distribution Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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
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