POLARKOLD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£301k
+18,101.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.2m
+5.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
235
-2.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£432k
-37% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,036,889 | £23,555,584 | £27,954,903 | £29,672,593 | £30,986,813 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £661,106 | £705,499 | £829,688 | £1,032,151 | £1,014,060 | -1.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £320,612 | £448,699 | £479,383 | £685,607 | £431,754 | -37% | |
| Net profit | £211,912 | £448,699 | £204,783 | £516,307 | £360,454 | -30.2% | |
| Cash | £883 | £845 | £1,158 | £1,654 | £301,054 | +18,101.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,409,198 | £7,966,132 | £9,499,742 | £14,461,263 | £12,979,821 | -10.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,179,074 | £5,627,773 | £6,306,971 | £6,823,278 | £7,183,732 | +5.3% | |
| Equity | £5,179,074 | £5,627,773 | £6,306,971 | £6,823,278 | £7,183,732 | +5.3% | |
| Average employees | 244 | 241 | 238 | 240 | 235 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £10,414,215 | £11,315,342 | £12,063,891 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £171,000 | £218,457 | £216,553 | -0.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £17,633 | £25,132 | £26,066 | +3.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 7.1% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.4% | 56.8% | 54.9% | 66.9% | 61.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.26x | 1.16x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 1.94x | 2.75x | 2.37x | 2.98x | 1.73x |
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
- POLARKOLD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1995-05-24 → present
- EARL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 1995-04-10 → 1995-05-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty in relation to the appropriateness of continuing to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts”
Significant events
- “The operational impacts of the change in the Channel Islands ferry operations in March 2025 whereby the provision was split between two operators will continue to be closely monitored and mitigated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPYRAEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-03-06 | — | — |
| BROOMFIELD, Steven George | Director | 2026-02-17 | Sep 1979 | British |
| GILBERT, Nicholas David | Director | 1996-04-26 | May 1951 | British |
| MARKLAND, Robert Stanley | Director | 1995-04-18 | Jul 1957 | British |
| SCOTT, Darren Robert | Director | 2026-02-17 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Ronald | Secretary | 1995-04-18 | 1999-05-12 |
| MARKLAND, Robert Stanley | Secretary | 2004-07-22 | 2007-03-06 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-10 | 1995-04-18 |
| SPRINGFIELD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-05-12 | 2004-07-22 |
| GREEN, Christine Margaret | Director | 2022-10-13 | 2026-02-02 |
| GREEN, Nicholas | Director | 2022-10-13 | 2026-02-02 |
| HIGHAM, Patricia Elaine | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2019-10-22 |
| MARKLAND, Frederick Antony | Director | 1997-09-16 | 2023-11-06 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-04-10 | 1995-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empyraen Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Robert Stanley Markland | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.