Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Distribution House, Chemical Lane East, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire ST6 4FB
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52.10/3 - SIC 2007)Other information technology service activities (62.09 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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Appointment of Mr Graham Pearson as a secretary on 2026-07-27
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
17/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 03/09/2026Due 17/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 03/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 03/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.79M2025
17.94%vs 20242024: £2.37M
Total Assets
£19.49M2025
21.17%vs 20242024: £16.09M
Cash in Bank
£2.25M2025
47.20%vs 20242024: £1.53M
Total Liabilities
£9.75M2025
18.68%vs 20242024: £8.21M
Employees
12025
0vs 20242024: 1
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 21.17% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +3.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | -128 |
| 2023 | 129 | +14 |
| 2022 | 115 | +16 |
| 2021 | 99 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 99 in 2021 to 1 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
12Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 02/03/2005–01/07/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/06/1997–23/07/1999 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/03/2005–09/08/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 27/08/1996–14/02/1997 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/03/2007–Present | 6 | |
| Secretary | 13/01/2004–17/08/2016 | 5 | |
| Secretary | 31/07/2024–30/03/2026 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/08/2016–31/07/2024 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 06/03/2001–13/01/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/05/2001–13/01/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/05/1998–Present | 19 | |
| Director | 13/01/2004–24/06/2004 | 5 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 30/07/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 30/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 30/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 30/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Graham Pearson as a secretary on 2026-07-27
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Distribution House, Chemical Lane East, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire ST6 4FB. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 61 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.79M and 1 employee.
BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007), Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52.10/3 - SIC 2007) and Other information technology service activities (62.09 - SIC 2007).
BROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 25/02/1965.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.79M, total assets of £19.49M, cash in bank of £2.25M and total liabilities of £9.75M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/07/2026: Appointment of Mr Graham Pearson as a secretary on 2026-07-27, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/09/2027.
Companies House lists 12 officers (2 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.