MONTGOMERY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£7.8m
+115.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.3m
-0.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
153
-22.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.2m
-207.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,462,000 | £21,974,250 | £23,497,464 | £21,254,547 | -9.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£545,858 | -£859,971 | -£2,367,813 | -175.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £809,000 | £3,259 | -£729,560 | -£2,245,038 | -207.7% | |
| Net profit | — | -£380,416 | -£731,479 | -£1,537,093 | -110.1% | |
| Cash | — | £4,748,042 | £3,601,502 | £7,771,793 | +115.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,359,671 | £9,517,323 | £7,674,900 | -19.4% | |
| Net assets | — | £6,575,684 | £4,344,205 | £4,307,112 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £6,956,000 | £6,575,684 | £5,844,205 | £4,307,112 | -26.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 200 | 197 | 153 | -22.3% | |
| Wages | — | £6,936,830 | £7,137,954 | £6,952,837 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £194,392 | £170,229 | £123,683 | -27.3% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -2.5% | -3.7% | -11.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.7% | -3.1% | -7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -5.3% | -9.0% | -30.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 59.9% | 70.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.52x | 1.50x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.94x | -3.51x | -12.69x |
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
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statement is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARRAGH, James Alexander | Secretary | 2024-03-05 | — | — |
| MCBRIDE, Steven James | Director | 2019-10-02 | May 1973 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Colin John Hugh | Director | 2020-09-25 | Jul 1976 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Mark Joseph | Director | 2016-12-08 | May 1983 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Ian | Secretary | 2008-02-27 | 2009-01-31 |
| DUNCAN, Peter Stewart | Secretary | 2006-07-03 | 2008-02-27 |
| LIFFEY, Brian | Secretary | 2020-09-25 | 2022-09-16 |
| MCCLELLAND, Robert John Wilson | Secretary | 2003-05-07 | 2006-07-03 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2020-09-25 |
| ANDERSON, Ian | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2017-02-06 |
| BIRKMYRE, David Nigel | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2016-03-01 |
| CAREY, Ian | Director | 2008-02-27 | 2009-01-31 |
| DUNCAN, Peter Stewart | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2008-02-27 |
| FORSHAW, Rachael, Managing Director | Director | 2022-06-02 | 2024-08-30 |
| JACKSON, Paul Courtney | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2012-09-06 |
| KENT, Dylan | Director | 2020-05-10 | 2021-07-20 |
| LIFFEY, Brian | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2022-09-16 |
| MARSHALL, Stephen | Director | 2014-03-10 | 2020-05-10 |
| MCLELLAND, Robert John Wilson | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2006-07-03 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2020-09-25 |
| THOMSON, Alan William | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2019-02-08 |
| TOWLSON, Gary | Director | 2022-10-07 | 2025-12-11 |
| CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Transport Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.