PRUDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£70M
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£86M
+8.3% vs 2024
Employees
1,079
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.2M
-57% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £625,247,000 | £597,712,000 | £593,419,000 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,094,000 | £12,971,000 | £4,972,000 | -61.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,378,000 | £16,743,000 | £7,198,000 | -57% | |
| Net profit | -£3,837,000 | £10,972,000 | £4,130,000 | -62.4% | |
| Cash | £54,467,000 | £64,194,000 | £69,801,000 | +8.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,128,000 | £83,711,000 | £85,625,000 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £87,702,000 | £79,085,000 | £85,625,000 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £87,702,000 | £79,085,000 | £85,625,000 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,104 | 1,073 | 1,079 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £171,185,000 | £158,291,000 | £152,962,000 | -3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | 2.2% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.6% | 1.8% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.0% | 15.5% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 58.2% | 52.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 1.71x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | -4.15x | 3.92x | 1.03x |
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
- PRUDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2004-12-17 → present
- PRUDENTIAL UK INTERMEDIARIES LIMITED 2002-01-14 → 2004-12-17
- SCOTTISH AMICABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2000-11-02 → 2002-01-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has also performed a robust assessment of the principal and emerging risks facing the Company, and is satisfied that the Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&G MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-10-04 | — | — |
| BOLTON, Clive Grant | Director | 2023-09-25 | Sep 1961 | British |
| BULLEN, Lee | Director | 2022-12-13 | Jun 1980 | British |
| HORGAN, Spencer | Director | 2023-01-19 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HOWELLS, Matthew | Director | 2022-06-25 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUPAREL, Vanessa Frances | Secretary | 2000-11-02 | 2001-10-31 |
| PRUDENTIAL GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-31 | 2019-10-04 |
| ALLEN, Anthony Simon Echalaz | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2009-12-31 |
| BOARD, Jennifer Sirrelle | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2009-11-27 |
| BOUSFIELD, Clare Jane | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2023-09-30 |
| BRIGGS, Andrew David | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2006-10-02 |
| COLEMAN, Kieran Mark | Director | 2006-07-21 | 2006-12-15 |
| COOK, Rodney Malcolm | Director | 2005-12-14 | 2006-06-06 |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2022-05-06 |
| COWAN, John | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| EVANS, Christopher David Maund | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2002-07-23 |
| EVERETT, Richard Charles | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2005-05-19 |
| HARRIS, Rosemary | Director | 2006-10-10 | 2007-02-02 |
| HAYTER, Nicolas John | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2004-12-17 |
| HIGGINS, David Charles | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2000-12-15 |
| HUDSON, Isabel Frances | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2005-08-02 |
| JACK, James White | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2004-07-30 |
| JACK, James White | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2002-02-27 |
| KERR, Ian David | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2007-05-01 |
| LERCHE-THOMSEN, Kim Stuart | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2001-10-08 |
| LEWIS, Catherine Ellen | Director | 2009-12-21 | 2016-05-31 |
| MOFFATT, Simon | Director | 2021-08-02 | 2026-06-26 |
| MOFFATT, Simon | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2018-01-31 |
| MOORES, Michael John | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2002-09-02 |
| NAIDU, Tulsi Ratakonda | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2014-10-01 |
| NANCARROW, Mark James St John | Director | 2006-06-06 | 2006-11-23 |
| NUNN, Kelvin | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2012-03-31 |
| O'DWYER, Finbar Anthony | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2013-05-24 |
| ROBERTSON, Angus John | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2002-02-27 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Gary Paul John | Director | 2006-09-05 | 2008-09-25 |
| SHERIFF, Paul Nigel | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2006-08-25 |
| THOMSON, Roddy, Mr. | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2021-04-27 |
| TOOKEY, Timothy James William | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2003-08-01 |
| VASUDEVA, Shali | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-01-26 |
| WARBURTON, John | Director | 2013-08-29 | 2017-09-22 |
| WOOD, Gregory Mark | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2003-07-29 |
| WRIGHT, Alan Edward | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2007-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudential Financial Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.