AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£319K
-90% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+2,276.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
156
+132.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2M
+248.9% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,793,952 | £56,652,982 | +282.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £904,043 | £3,398,702 | +275.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £906,219 | £3,162,187 | +248.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £555,522 | £2,252,686 | +305.5% | |
| Cash | £545,726 | £2,029,033 | £3,199,648 | £318,738 | -90% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,348 | £104,800 | £1,352,646 | £21,759,787 | +1,508.7% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £886,304 | £21,059,737 | +2,276.1% | |
| Equity | £51,348 | £104,800 | £886,304 | £21,059,737 | +2,276.1% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 34 | 67 | 156 | +132.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,179,139 | £7,141,326 | +505.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £18,847 | £1,249,095 | +6,527.6% |
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 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.1% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.8% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 66.8% | 15.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.00x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 14.23x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company acquired a trade of a wholesale warehouse on 1 July 2023 from its fellow subsidiary company Motor Parts Direct Limited. It then acquired the trade of further wholesale warehouses from its sister company FAI Automotive PLC on 1 June 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUINN, Peter Charles | Director | 2023-11-17 | Dec 1968 | British |
| HEWLETT, Lee | Director | 2024-06-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
| LYNCH, Niall | Director | 2023-07-01 | Nov 1975 | South African,British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE KLERK, Carel | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-03-19 |
| DE WAAL, Schalk | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-03-19 |
| JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Ockert Jacobus | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-01-26 |
| NEAVERSON, Kevin Gerald | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2024-10-11 |
| PATANI, Hitesh | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2023-07-01 |
| PERRIE, Malcolm James | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-03-19 |
| SHAH, Ninna Mukesh | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| TRUSCOTT, Robert Gordon | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| WYKES, Darren | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Parts Direct (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-01 | Active |
| Ms Ninna Mukesh Shah | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-11-01 | Ceased 2023-07-01 |
| Mr Hitesh Patani | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-11 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.