A.B. DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
+321.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2.8m
+5.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
9
-18.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£200k
+4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-04.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,128,397 | £8,705,269 | £7,364,435 | £6,362,827 | -13.6% | |
| Operating profit | £272,465 | £247,045 | £181,221 | £181,536 | +0.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £274,531 | £259,784 | £192,178 | £199,958 | +4% | |
| Net profit | £529,375 | £191,944 | £143,643 | £157,795 | +9.9% | |
| Cash | £2,184,353 | £1,338,392 | £871,756 | £3,674,569 | +321.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,541,608 | £2,685,251 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,349,664 | £2,541,608 | £2,685,251 | £2,843,046 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £2,349,664 | £2,541,608 | £2,685,251 | £2,843,046 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | -18.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £77,790 | £74,666 | £83,789 | £74,730 | -10.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £8,688 | £6,604 | £6,802 | +3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.7% | 6.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.6% | 36.9% | 32.7% | 37.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.69x | 3.02x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- A.B. DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 2004-01-20 → present
- ALFRED BRIGGS (LURGAN) LIMITED 1971-09-01 → 2004-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- 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”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Leslie | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | — | — |
| DWAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2004-01-02 | Mar 1964 | Irish |
| HUGHES, Jonathan | Director | 2017-10-31 | Jun 1971 | Irish |
| LENNOX, Eamon Francis | Director | 2015-03-24 | Sep 1974 | Irish |
| MURPHY, Frank | Director | 2011-04-08 | Mar 1967 | Irish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Paul | Secretary | 2007-04-13 | 2009-12-31 |
| BARNES, Alan | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2009-11-30 |
| BRIGGS, Isabella | Director | 1971-09-01 | 2000-06-27 |
| BRIGGS, Wilson Murdoch | Director | 1971-09-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BRODERICK, Richard | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2017-10-31 |
| CROZIER, Paul Robert | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2007-09-01 |
| HALL, Philip Edward John | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2006-09-12 |
| HUMPHREYS, Andy | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2007-11-28 |
| LUPARI, Paul | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| MAUGHAN, Michael Matthew | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2022-12-13 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2009-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma Maughan | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Gowan Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-25 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.