Component Distributors Limited
Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Newtownabbey
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1963Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£2,545,056
Cash
£1,066,520
Turnover
£14,633,357
Profit / loss
£525,637
Current assets
£10,769,046
Creditors < 1 year
£9,797,468
Equity
£2,545,056
Average employees
67
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-3112 months · Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £2,545,056 | £2,219,419 |
| Equity | £2,545,056 | £2,219,419 |
| Share capital | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Retained earnings | £1,897,437 | £1,571,800 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £2,153,295 | £1,980,075 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £715,602 | £542,382 |
| Investments | £1,437,693 | £1,437,693 |
| Current assets | £10,769,046 | £9,620,552 |
| Cash at bank | £1,066,520 | £668,921 |
| Debtors | £7,474,957 | £6,697,445 |
| Stock | £2,227,569 | £2,254,186 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £9,797,468 | £9,025,087 |
| Creditors after one year | £281,414 | £109,705 |
| Provisions | £298,403 | £246,416 |
| Net current assets | £971,578 | £595,465 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £3,124,873 | £2,575,540 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £14,633,357 | £12,681,650 |
| Cost of sales | £10,536,780 | £9,124,345 |
| Gross profit | £4,096,577 | £3,557,305 |
| Distribution costs | £3,190,160 | £2,970,170 |
| Administrative expenses | £1,477,421 | £1,388,665 |
| Other operating income | £1,250,197 | £1,183,531 |
| Operating profit | £679,193 | £382,001 |
| Interest receivable | £4,419 | £742 |
| Interest payable | £20,630 | £19,275 |
| Profit before tax | £662,982 | £363,468 |
| Tax | £137,345 | −£84,978 |
| Profit / loss | £525,637 | £278,490 |
| Dividends | £200,000 | £100,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £228,217 | £226,369 |
| Operating lease charges | £235,000 | £200,000 |
| Audit fees | £25,620 | £23,625 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 67 | 67 |
| Staff costs | £2,961,944 | £2,743,801 |
| Wages & salaries | £2,557,556 | £2,405,952 |
| Social security costs | £286,525 | £228,854 |
| Pension costs | £117,863 | £108,995 |
| Directors' remuneration | £481,926 | £389,038 |
| Highest paid director | £187,977 | £159,399 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Principal activity
- The company is principally engaged in the distribution of vehicle components and parts.
- What it does
- distribution · vehicle components · parts (AI keywords)
- The year
- The Directors are pleased to report another robust set of results which continue to reflect the strong financial position of the Company and growth in underlying profitability and are pleased that this momentum has continued into 2026. Turnover increased by 15.4% (£2m) year on year to £14.6m and EBITDA increased by 49% to £0.9m.
- Outlook
- The company plans to continue its present activities and ongoing growth strategies.
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Component Distributors Group Limited · Northern Ireland
- Ultimate parent
- Component Distributors Group Limited · Northern Ireland
- Ultimate controlling party
- Mr T Knox
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-06-25, signed by Terry Knox
Subsidiaries (1)
- Component Distributors (CD Ireland) Limited · 100% · Unit 31 Rosemount Business Park, Rosemount Park Drive, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, D11 Y6K0
Turnover by segment (1)
- United Kingdom: entire turnover (2025-12-31)
Related parties (4)
- Key management personnel (the directors) · Directors · Compensation · £481,926 (2024: £398,038)
- Close family members of the directors and shareholders · Salary paid · £41,000 (2024: £41,000)
- Network Auto Store Limited · A director is connected with Network Auto Store Limited, a company based and trading in Northern Ireland, due to having an equity interest · Total sales to Network Auto Store Limited · £9,285,999 (2024: £7,388,741)
- Network Auto Store Limited · A director is connected with Network Auto Store Limited, a company based and trading in Northern Ireland, due to having an equity interest · Amounts due from Network Auto Store Limited to the company · £2,204,115 (31 December 2024: £1,843,431)
Directors' report (3)
- Mr T M Knox
- Mr I Knox
- N Trueman
Share classes (1)
- 40,000 Ordinary of £1.00
Principal risks (5)
- Liquidity risk
- Interest rate risk
- Credit risk
- Price and market risk
- Data Security risk
Events after the year end (1)
- There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
4 outstanding chargesUnknown · created 2003-12-12
£0
OutstandingProperty · created 1987-02-26
£0
OutstandingFloating · created 1977-07-05
£0
OutstandingProperty · created 1976-07-22
£0
OutstandingShow 4 satisfied / released
Property · created 2000-01-24 · satisfied 2009-01-07
£0
SatisfiedUnknown · created 1988-10-03 · satisfied 2022-03-28
£150,000
SatisfiedProperty · created 1987-09-09 · satisfied 1989-12-12
£0
SatisfiedUnknown · created 1985-01-10
£0
Part Satisfied