MATALAN DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£3.8m
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2026-02-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
During FY2019, the trade in Matalan Direct Limited was integrated into another Group company in order to facilitate future growth. The intention of the Directors is to liquidate the company in due course, and therefore, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-24 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,805,800 | -£3,805,800 | -£3,805,800 | — | |
| Net assets | -£3,805,800 | -£3,805,800 | -£3,805,800 | — | |
| Equity | — | -£3,805,800 | -£3,805,800 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MATALAN DIRECT LIMITED 2015-04-16 → present
- GUILD ACQUISITION LIMITED 2013-02-26 → 2015-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“During FY2019, the trade in Matalan Direct Limited was integrated into another Group company in order to facilitate future growth. The intention of the Directors is to liquidate the company in due course, and therefore, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LODDER, William George | Secretary | 2015-05-12 | — | — |
| DOWN, Keith William | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HOLLAND, Karl-Heinz | Director | 2023-03-27 | May 1967 | German |
| PEE, Jeremy | Director | 2023-11-13 | Dec 1976 | Canadian |
| WILLIAMS, David Robert | Director | 2024-02-27 | May 1966 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2013-09-13 |
| BROWN, James Raymond | Director | 2020-09-14 | 2022-11-25 |
| COPLEY, Paul David | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2024-10-31 |
| HILL, Stephen Mark | Director | 2017-08-22 | 2024-02-27 |
| HILL, Stephen Mark | Director | 2014-05-23 | 2015-05-12 |
| JOHNSON, Stephen Richard | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2022-07-26 |
| LANG, Marie Louise | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-24 |
| MALLON, Donald William Christopher | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2023-03-28 |
| MILLS, John Nicholas | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2020-07-31 |
| MISRA, Arnu Kumar | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2015-05-12 |
| QUIGLEY, Shane William | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-05-17 |
| WHITFIELD, Joanne Louise | Director | 2023-03-28 | 2024-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matalan Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.