COMPONENT DISTRIBUTORS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
+43% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.2M
+5.8% vs 2023
Employees
172
+4.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£810K
+61.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,836,691 | £39,152,429 | +12.4% | |
| Operating profit | £582,769 | £848,288 | +45.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £501,571 | £810,430 | +61.6% | |
| Net profit | £434,685 | £645,066 | +48.4% | |
| Cash | £1,359,719 | £1,944,594 | +43% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,440,341 | £6,829,237 | +6% | |
| Net assets | £5,862,501 | £6,204,135 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £5,862,501 | £6,204,135 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 164 | 172 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | £5,126,648 | £5,464,731 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £462,943 | £389,038 | -16% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 12.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 7.18x | 20.00x |
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
- COMPONENT DISTRIBUTORS GROUP LIMITED 2008-04-11 → present
- L&B (NO 162) LIMITED 2008-02-21 → 2008-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the projections, in particular noting the underlying profitability of the group and company and also the groups strong balance sheet and cash position, the Directors have reasonable expectation of the group and company having adequate resource to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months from the approval of the financial statements and the Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- COMPONENT DISTRIBUTORS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Component Distributors Limited 100%
- Component Distributors (CD Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover increased by 12.4% (£4.3m) year on year to £39.2m and EBITDA increased by 27% to £1.3m”
- “The group generated £0.58m of cash in the year, closing with £1.94m in net cash balances.”
- “the directors approved a modest dividend payment to shareholders during the year and plan to do so again in 2025”
- “The Group is pleased to voluntarily report emissions data for the first time, with initial reporting of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUEMAN, Neil Robert | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Neil | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| KNOX, Iain | Director | 2017-03-27 | Feb 1978 | British |
| KNOX, Terry Michael | Director | 2008-04-04 | Oct 1975 | British |
| TRUEMAN, Neil Robert | Director | 2022-12-01 | May 1986 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORDNER, John Henry | Secretary | 2014-07-28 | 2019-12-31 |
| PREECE, Gregory Clarke | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2014-06-27 |
| L&B SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-04 |
| CORDNER, John Henry | Director | 2014-07-28 | 2019-12-31 |
| EAKIN, Adrian Daniel | Director | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-04 |
| HURST, Patrick Robert William | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-08-29 |
| KNOX, Kenneth Alexander | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2017-03-27 |
| MCBRIDE, Paul Martin | Director | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-04 |
| PREECE, Gregory Clarke | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2014-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain Knox | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-05-25 | Active |
| Mr Terry Michael Knox | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-06-02 | Active |
| Mr Kenneth Knox | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-06-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-19 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-06-18 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-05 | 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.