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SEYMOUR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

#02954685 · Active · Incorporated 1994-07-27 (32y 3m) · Last filing 2026-09-28 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 47620 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-08-18 Overdue · 2 watchouts

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Cash

£15m

+6.5% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

-£59k

+65.5% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

62

-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£143k

+308.6% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £77,055,000£75,268,000£74,651,000 -0.8%
Operating profit -£339,000-£624,000-£413,000 +33.8%
Profit before tax £161,000£35,000£143,000 +308.6%
Net profit £106,000£4,000£112,000 +2,700%
Cash £11,659,000£13,878,000£14,775,000 +6.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £116,000£100,000-£5,000 -105%
Net assets -£175,000-£171,000-£59,000 +65.5%
Equity -£175,000-£171,000-£59,000 +65.5%
Average employees 666362 -1.6%
Wages £2,864,000£2,997,000£3,277,000 +9.3%
Directors' remuneration £437,000£458,000£472,000 +3.1%
Directors' pension contributions £32,000£39,000£40,000 +2.6%
Highest paid director £154,000£175,000£180,000 +2.9%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin -0.4%-0.8%-0.6%
Net margin 0.1%0.0%0.2%
Return on capital employed -292.2%-624.0%—
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 101.0%101.1%100.4%
Current ratio 0.95x0.94x0.95x
Interest cover ——-34.42x

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

  1. SEYMOUR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1994-11-09 → present
  2. SIPD 1994 LIMITED 1994-07-27 → 1994-11-09

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Rödl & Partner Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After consideration of the circumstances described above and notwithstanding net current liabilities of £758,000 (2024: £881,000), net liabilities of £59,000 (2024: £171,000) and a profit for the year of £112,000 (2024: £4,000), the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 41 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
LAMBERT, Jonathan Mark Director 2001-04-30 Feb 1965 British
O'SULLIVAN, Tracy Director 2002-03-04 Apr 1967 British
SHEARER, Duncan Director 2015-03-26 Jun 1975 British
SIMS, Dan Director 2016-09-15 Dec 1972 British
STRAETMANS, Frank Carl Director 2009-12-08 Apr 1971 Belgian
Show 41 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ALLY, Bibi Rahima Secretary 1994-07-27 1994-10-06
BEDFORD, Trevor Douglas Secretary 1994-10-06 1995-07-27
ELSDON, Kate Secretary 2006-09-15 2007-09-28
GILES, Nicholas David Martin Secretary 2004-03-30 2004-11-01
HENSON, Mark Richard Secretary 2002-01-01 2004-03-30
HOGG, Marianne Lisa Secretary 2004-11-01 2006-09-15
NAREBOR, Torugbene Eniyekeye Secretary 2007-09-28 2008-05-01
WALMSLEY, Derek Kerr Secretary 1994-10-14 2001-12-31
BAUER GROUP SECRETARIAT LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2011-04-01 2026-05-08
SISEC LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2008-05-01 2011-04-01
BEDFORD, Trevor Douglas Director 1994-10-06 1995-05-31
BLAND, Catherine Mary Director 2007-04-10 2010-04-28
BURR, Leslie James Director 1994-10-14 1997-12-01
COLLETT, Brian Director 1994-07-27 1994-10-06
COSTELLO, Neil Christopher Director 1994-10-14 1996-01-31
CURTIN, Simon Director 1999-04-14 2006-03-31
CURTIN, Simon Director 1996-05-14 1997-12-01
ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson Director 2002-04-24 2005-07-15
FINCH, Graham Owen Director 1997-12-01 1999-04-30
FISCHER, Francois Director 1994-10-14 1997-12-01
GRIMWOOD, Terence John Director 1994-10-14 1997-03-27
HAMPEL, Paul Leonard Director 1997-12-01 2015-06-30
HARTLEY, Susan Evelyn Margaret Director 2001-04-09 2002-10-16
LAMBERT, Johnathan Mark Director 2001-04-02 2001-04-02
LEE, Andrew Director 1995-05-31 1996-11-29
LEGGETT, Ian Geoffrey Harvey Director 1997-12-01 2013-07-31
MCMILLAN, Glenn Douglas Director 1994-10-14 2003-06-30
MORGAN, Gerard Director 1996-01-31 1999-05-07
MYCOCK, Matthew Director 2006-04-26 2009-10-09
NEWHAM, Michael Anthony Director 2003-12-08 2007-04-30
ORMSON, Andrew Forrester Director 1998-09-27 2001-04-27
PETLEY, Kevin Director 1994-10-14 1997-12-01
RAMSAY, Alistair John Director 1997-12-01 2013-08-01
ROBINSON, Michael Iain Director 1994-10-06 1997-06-17
ROOKS, Karen Director 1998-11-23 2013-09-06
SPALDING, Christopher Andrew Director 2000-09-05 2001-08-31
SPRATLING, Christopher John Director 2003-04-28 2004-02-20
STOTT, Geoffrey Thomas Director 1994-10-14 2006-11-01
TRIPLOW, Charles George Director 1994-10-14 1997-12-01
WHITE, Gary Charles Director 2005-09-16 2007-04-30
WIGGLESWORTH, Lloyd John Director 1994-10-14 1996-02-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Frontline Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 222 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-28 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2026-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-05-19 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-12-21 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-09-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-08-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-30 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-10-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-08-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-10 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-08-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-03-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-08-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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