Annual accounts
Group accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2NW
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Group
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 11/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Christopher John Flynn as a director on 2026-02-02
- 31/12/2025View PDF (41 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 30/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 045521280005 in full
- 13/05/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-13 with updates
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
27/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 13/05/2026Due 27/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 13/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 13/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.41M2025
4.10%vs 20242024: £1.35M
Total Assets
£15.70M2025
6.91%vs 20242024: £14.69M
Cash in Bank
£465.002025
-17.70%vs 20242024: £565.00
Total Liabilities
£9.24M2025
12.12%vs 20242024: £8.24M
Employees
2002025
+11vs 20242024: 189
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 6.91% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +21.1% 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 figures3 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 | 200 | +11 |
| 2024 | 189 | +14 |
| 2023 | 175 | +19 |
| 2022 | 156 | +31 |
| 2021 | 125 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 125 in 2021 to 200 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 03/10/2002–08/10/2002 | 12161 | |
| Director | 03/10/2002–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 03/10/2002–Present | 2 | |
| Nominee Director | 03/10/2002–08/10/2002 | 12421 | |
| Secretary | 03/10/2002–19/05/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/01/2007–30/12/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/01/2007–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 02/02/2026–Present | 16 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2022–Present | 2 | |
| 03/08/2022–Present | 2 | |
| 22/09/2016–03/08/2022 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 14
- Since 22/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 11/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 11/02/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 31/12/2025
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 30/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 11/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Christopher John Flynn as a director on 2026-02-02
- 31/12/2025View PDF (41 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 30/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 045521280005 in full
- 13/05/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-13 with updates
- 17/10/2024View PDF (29 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 23/09/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-22 with no updates
- 20/11/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from First Floor 5 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road Ampthill Bedfordshire MK45 2NW to 3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road Ampthill Bedford MK45 2NW on 2023-11-20
- 20/11/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mary Jeanette Gates on 2023-11-20
- 20/11/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Christopher Lynch on 2023-11-20
- 20/11/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Mary Jeanette Gates as a person with significant control on 2023-11-20
- 20/11/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Peter William Gates on 2023-11-20
- 22/09/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-22 with no updates
Showing 12 of 14 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2NW. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 24 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.41M and 200 employees.
P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
P W GATES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 03/10/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.41M, total assets of £15.70M, cash in bank of £465.00 and total liabilities of £9.24M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 11/02/2026: Appointment of Mr Christopher John Flynn as a director on 2026-02-02, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 27/05/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (4 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).