−£1.48m
vs Dec 2024Active04231192Private limited companyEast Sussex
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04231192) incorporated on 8 June 2001, registered in East Sussex. Its registered activity is manufacture of other electrical equipment (SIC 27900). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of −£1.48m and cash of £90k, with 7 employees on average. Net assets rose 2% on the prior period (−£1.52m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 1,715 comparable companies in the UK (median £18k, upper quartile £295k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 8 June 200125 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 343 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 22 June 2027in 243 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 27900
- Manufacture of other electrical equipment
- SIC 62012
- Business and domestic software development
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£90k
−16%vs Dec 2024Not reported
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No changevs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | −£1.48m | £90k | £404k | £2.07m | — | — | 7 |
| 31 December 2024 | −£1.52m | £108k | £340k | £2.01m | — | — | 7 |
Current ratio0.28Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£13kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets below zeroNet assets £-1,484,085 at 31 December 2025
- Current assets below creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 0.28
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £90,224
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 8 June 2001
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Paxton Access Group Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Vinay Parekh
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Adam John Stroud
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Lewis Raymond Boughtwood
- has significant influence or control
- Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe
- has significant influence or control
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 343 days
- Confirmation statement duein 243 days
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £1.48m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £1.52m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 8 June 2001 · in Jun 2001.
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Reminders for GENERAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.