MDS Distribution Limited
Registered name: MDS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
MDS Distribution Limited made £35.9m revenue and £772k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
MDS Distribution Limited’s revenue was £35.9m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £772k profit and 211 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Pembrokeshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1997
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £35.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£30.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1m |
| Profit after tax | −£15.6k | £173k | £772k |
| Profit (best available) | −£15.6k | £173k | £772k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 15.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £170k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £3.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲346.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £23.3k | £213k | — |
| Net assets | £976k | £1.1m | — |
| Fixed assets | £4.7m | £5.8m | — |
| Current assets | £4.7m | £4.7m | — |
| Debtors | £3.5m | £3.4m | — |
| Deferred income | £321k | £275k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £170k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 211
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Mansel Davies & Son LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pembrokeshire Freight LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £772k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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