DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS
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Cash
£2M
+30.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.4M
+16.4% vs 2024
Employees
56
-6.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+288.9% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,122,010 | £19,494,205 | £22,822,840 | £21,056,854 | £20,673,520 | £15,547,277 | -24.8% | |
| Operating profit | £389,862 | £865,157 | -£227,890 | £144,177 | -£744,795 | £1,362,026 | +282.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £393,167 | £867,231 | -£227,523 | £145,260 | -£741,775 | £1,401,290 | +288.9% | |
| Net profit | £311,061 | £698,016 | -£182,201 | £108,447 | -£968,781 | £1,054,229 | +208.8% | |
| Cash | £667,655 | £934,163 | £519,139 | £227,388 | £1,532,775 | £2,005,105 | +30.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,965,591 | £5,657,357 | £5,475,156 | £5,583,603 | £4,614,822 | £5,370,373 | +16.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,959,341 | £5,657,357 | — | £5,583,603 | £4,614,822 | £5,370,373 | +16.4% | |
| Equity | £4,959,341 | £5,657,357 | £5,475,156 | £5,583,603 | £4,614,822 | £5,370,373 | +16.4% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 56 | -6.7% | |
| Wages | £2,097,051 | £1,957,551 | £2,044,360 | £1,804,939 | £1,900,442 | £1,712,276 | -9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £135,000 | £100,000 | £100,372 | +0.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 4.4% | -1.0% | 0.7% | -3.6% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 3.6% | -0.8% | 0.5% | -4.7% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 15.3% | -4.2% | 2.6% | -16.1% | 25.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.53x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -91.41x | — |
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
- DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS 1995-03-14 → present
- TITAN DISTRIBUTORS 1980-12-31 → 1995-03-14
- RIVERRING LIMITED 1980-08-05 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following the management buyout on 26 August 2025, the directors have reviewed the company's financial position, cash flows, and forecasts, and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 14th January 2025, the Company's former parent company, Diamond Comic Distributors Inc., filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the United States. The situation for Diamond Comic Distributors was resolved as a result of the acquisition of the company by Diamond Distributors UK Limited. This acquisition was successfully completed on 26 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNISH, Brendan Francis | Director | 2025-08-26 | Aug 1966 | British |
| HOLMAN, Michael Andrew | Director | 2025-08-26 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MURRELL, Keith Leslie | Director | 2025-08-26 | Mar 1963 | British |
| THOMPSON, Lee Martin | Director | 2025-08-26 | Dec 1968 | British |
| WARBURTON, Alan Edward | Director | 2025-08-26 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE, Michael | Secretary | — | 1993-07-27 |
| RICHARD FREEMAN & CO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-04-27 | 2010-09-27 |
| GEPPI, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2010-09-27 | 2025-08-26 |
| HITCHEN, John Joseph | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2001-03-15 |
| LAKE, Michael | Director | — | 1993-07-27 |
| LANDAU, Nicholas Alexander | Director | — | 1993-07-26 |
| COMIC EXPORTERS INC | Corporate Director | 1993-07-27 | 2025-08-26 |
| COMIC HOLDINGS INC | Corporate Director | 1993-07-27 | 2025-08-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Andrew Holman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-08-28 | Active |
| Mr Lee Martin Thompson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-08-28 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Geppi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-01-16 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.