A.B. DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-04 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£872K
-34.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
11
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£192K
-26% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,128,397 | — | £8,705,269 | £7,364,435 | |
| Operating profit | — | £272,465 | — | £247,045 | £181,221 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £274,531 | — | £259,784 | £192,178 | |
| Net profit | — | £529,375 | — | £191,944 | £143,643 | |
| Cash | — | £2,184,353 | — | £1,338,392 | £871,756 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,541,608 | £2,685,251 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,349,664 | — | £2,541,608 | £2,685,251 | |
| Equity | £1,820,289 | £2,349,664 | £2,349,664 | £2,541,608 | £2,685,251 | |
| Average employees | — | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £77,790 | — | £74,666 | £83,789 |
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
-15.4%
£8,705,269 £7,364,435
-
Cash
-34.9%
£1,338,392 £871,756
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£2,541,608 £2,685,251
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
11 11
-
Operating profit
-26.6%
£247,045 £181,221
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-26%
£259,784 £192,178
lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.8% | — | 2.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.4% | — | 2.2% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 9.7% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 36.9% | 32.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.69x | 3.02x |
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
- A.B. DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 2004-01-20 → present
- ALFRED BRIGGS (LURGAN) LIMITED 1971-09-01 → 2004-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“lo auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continuc as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “There have been no other significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Leslie | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | — | — |
| DWAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2004-01-02 | Mar 1964 | Irish |
| HUGHES, Jonathan | Director | 2017-10-31 | Jun 1971 | Irish |
| LENNOX, Eamon Francis | Director | 2015-03-24 | Sep 1974 | Irish |
| MURPHY, Frank | Director | 2011-04-08 | Mar 1967 | Irish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Paul | Secretary | 2007-04-13 | 2009-12-31 |
| BARNES, Alan | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2009-11-30 |
| BRIGGS, Isabella | Director | 1971-09-01 | 2000-06-27 |
| BRIGGS, Wilson Murdoch | Director | 1971-09-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BRODERICK, Richard | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2017-10-31 |
| CROZIER, Paul Robert | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2007-09-01 |
| HALL, Philip Edward John | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2006-09-12 |
| HUMPHREYS, Andy | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2007-11-28 |
| LUPARI, Paul | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| MAUGHAN, Michael Matthew | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2022-12-13 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2009-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma Maughan | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Gowan Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-25 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.