MARTIN-BROWER UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£235M
+32% vs 2023
Net assets
-£37M
+14.1% vs 2023
Employees
4,591
-1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£16M
+47.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,057,413,000 | £6,845,738,000 | |
| Operating profit | £11,883,000 | £15,902,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,555,000 | £15,569,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,399,000 | £9,777,000 | |
| Cash | £178,118,000 | £235,182,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £99,877,000 | £115,878,000 | |
| Net assets | -£43,371,000 | -£37,263,000 | |
| Equity | -£43,371,000 | -£37,263,000 | |
| Average employees | 4,682 | 4,591 | |
| Wages | £237,871,000 | £249,398,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3%
£7,057,413,000 £6,845,738,000
-
Cash
+32%
£178,118,000 £235,182,000
-
Net assets
+14.1%
-£43,371,000 -£37,263,000
-
Employees
-1.9%
4,682 4,591
-
Operating profit
+33.8%
£11,883,000 £15,902,000
-
Profit before tax
+47.5%
£10,555,000 £15,569,000
-
Wages
+4.8%
£237,871,000 £249,398,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | 13.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.5% | 104.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 1.42x | 1.83x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MARTIN-BROWER UK LTD 2012-11-12 → present
- KEYSTONE DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED 2005-06-02 → 2012-11-12
- GOLDEN WEST FOODS LIMITED 1987-03-02 → 2005-06-02
- GOLDEN WEST FOODS (1982) LIMITED 1981-12-02 → 1987-03-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting. The Group has performed sensitivity analysis and scenario modelling, for which the directors have assessed the resulting cash flow forecasts and are satisfied that the Group itself has sufficient cash resources to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- MARTIN-BROWER UK LTD · parent
- Martin-Brower Australia Holdings Pty. Ltd 100%
- Martin-Brower Australia Pty. Ltd 100%
- Martin-Brower Australia Intermediate Holdings Pty Ltd 100%
- Martin-Brower New Zealand Holdings 100%
- Martin-Brower New Zealand 100%
- Martin-Brower Malaysia Co. Sdn Bhd 100%
- Martin-Brower Singapore Pte Limited 100%
- Martin-Brower France Holdings SAS 100%
- Martin-Brower France SAS 100%
- Martin-Brower of Canada 100%
- MBX Logistics Canada Co. 100%
- Korea Food Services Corp 80%
Significant events
- “In March 2025, dividends of £1,217,520 were paid by the Company to its parent, The Martin-Brower Company L.L.C.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-06-18 | — | — |
| BURKE, Sarah | Director | 2022-09-23 | Apr 1983 | American |
| DIMBERG, Diane | Director | 2022-02-01 | Sep 1970 | American |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Kenneth James | Secretary | 2005-04-25 | 2005-06-27 |
| BURTON, Denise Patricia | Secretary | 1998-02-13 | 2000-08-31 |
| CHESHIRE, Alan | Secretary | — | 1998-02-13 |
| WILBRAHAM, Simon Nicholas | Secretary | 2003-09-30 | 2005-04-25 |
| WOODMORE, Michael Brian | Secretary | 2000-08-31 | 2003-09-30 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-06-24 | 2012-06-18 |
| ALLNER, Andrew James | Director | 2004-04-16 | 2005-04-25 |
| BOTTON, Patrice Bernard Emile | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2012-04-27 |
| BROWN, Kenneth James | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2011-03-31 |
| BURKE, Sarah | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2016-02-17 |
| CHESHIRE, Alan | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1999-05-31 |
| CLARKE, Jonathan Michael Rushton | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2005-04-25 |
| COGGINS, John Joseph | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2012-04-30 |
| CROSSLEY, Nigel | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2005-04-25 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Alexander | Director | 1998-02-13 | 1999-07-12 |
| GUNAWARDANA, Yasoman Witanachchi | Director | 1996-02-26 | 2005-04-20 |
| HESLOP, Stephen | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2004-08-06 |
| HUMPHREY, Paul | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2005-04-25 |
| KELLY, Timothy Geoffrey | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2005-04-25 |
| MAGUIRE, Brian | Director | — | 1997-10-03 |
| MARCHANT, Richard Norman | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| MCCAULEY, Cynthia Sysol | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2022-09-23 |
| MCGARVIE, Donald Paul | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2011-11-11 |
| MCGONIGLE, Robert | Director | 2016-07-07 | 2022-02-01 |
| MCGONIGLE, Robert | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2014-05-27 |
| MCMAHON, Ian Reid | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2003-09-15 |
| MOLINA DOS SANTOS, Marcos Antonio | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| MURPHY, Thomas Jerome Peter | Director | 2005-04-19 | 2005-04-25 |
| MURTAGH, Joseph John | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1999-11-30 |
| NICKELE, Gregory | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2016-07-07 |
| OAKLEY, Christopher Richard | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2005-04-25 |
| RUDDICK, Ian William | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2002-03-31 |
| SANDERS, Alan Benjamin | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1996-07-19 |
| SCHURCH, Michael John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| TUCKER, Liam David | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2005-03-18 |
| TURNBULL, David Richard | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2003-03-31 |
| WAY, Kenneth William | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1999-06-30 |
| WOODMORE, Michael Brian | Director | 2000-08-22 | 2004-04-16 |
| WRIGHT, George | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2000-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Anne Reyes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2026-01-01 | Active |
| Michael Jude Reyes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-05-17 | Active |
| Joseph Christopher Reyes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-05-17 | Active |
| Martin-Brower Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-23 | Ceased 2018-05-17 |
| Martin-Brower Uk Intermediate Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 326 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.