INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Active
Company number 01430241Private limited companyIncorporated 1979

Key figures

£68,600,000
Net assets 2025

† INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 46760

Where the company stands among the 2,625 active companies whose first SIC code is 46760 (Wholesale of other intermediate products).

Turnover£209,800,000
Higher than 97% · median £18,762,288 among 128 that publish turnover
Net assets£68,600,000
Higher than 99% · median £85,569
Total assets£228,100,000
Higher than 99% · median £315,667
Cash£12,900,000
Higher than 99% · median £111,167
Employees2,256
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age47.4 years
Older than 94% · median 10.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS UK LTD£637.3m
  2. H YOUNG HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£108.5m
  3. BEAVER-VISITEC INTERNATIONAL SALES LIMITED£82.8m
  4. ELLIOTT BAXTER & COMPANY LIMITED£78m
  5. INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£68.6m
  6. PATTONAIR LIMITED£64.6m
  7. H YOUNG (OPERATIONS) LIMITED£57.5m
  8. AQL INTERNATIONAL LTD£50.6m
  9. TLC (SOUTHERN) LIMITED£44.3m
  10. MAYFLEX UK LIMITED£40.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,625. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01430241. It was incorporated on 15 Jun 1979. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1W). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of other intermediate products (46760).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 27 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £209,800,000. Profit for the year was £11,800,000. Net assets were £68,600,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,900,000. Total assets were £228,100,000 and total liabilities £159,500,000. The company had an average of 2,256 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,625 active companies whose first SIC code is 46760: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 128 that publish turnover (median £18,762,288). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £85,569). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £315,667). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £111,167). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 94% of them (median age 10.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £27.7m. Its most frequent buyer is YPO (2 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly printed matter, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly printed matter, paper and paperboard, iron and steel articles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 16 days to pay suppliers, and 5% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.1% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Turnover209,800,000
Profit for the year11,800,000
Cash at bank and in hand12,900,000
Total assets228,100,000
Total liabilities159,500,000
Net assets / total equity68,600,000
Average number of employees2,256

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

9 contracts

INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2017. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £27.7m. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers7
YPO
2 contracts · £25.5m
Kent County Council (t/a KCS)
2 contracts
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
1 contract · £1.7m
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract · £250k
GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY
1 contract · £149.2k
Contracts
  1. Supply of Newspapers to the Parliamentary EstateCorporate Officer of the House of Commons · £1,710,000 · 2 lots · runs until May 2029
  2. Provision of Hard Copy News Delivery Services‡GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY · £149,220 · runs until Jan 2028
  3. Third Party LogisticsYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £25,500,000 in total · runs until Dec 2029
  4. YPO - 001111 3rd Party Logistics‡YPO · £25,500,000
  5. Supply of Courier Services and Specialist Logistics - Y20020‡Kent County Council (t/a KCS)
Show 4 more
  1. Supply of Courier Services and Specialist Logistics‡Kent County Council (t/a KCS) · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total
  2. The Supply of Newspapers , Magazines and other associated Products‡Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions LTD · £92,000
  3. Provision of Hard Copy News Delivery‡Crown Commercial Service · £250,000
  4. YPO - 000700 Courier Services‡YPO · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices29 Jun 2025 – 27 Dec 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
16 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
5%
Standard payment terms
3–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 78%
  • 31 to 60 days 19%
  • After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Jun 2025
17
78%
6%
28 Dec 2024
19
76%
7%
29 Jun 2024
24
68%
7%
30 Dec 2023
26
66%
8%
1 Jul 2023
31
65%
9%
31 Dec 2022
32
62%
12%
2 Jul 2022
33
59%
12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.1% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 1.5% lower
Median bonus pay
women 3.7% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter26.7% womenLower middle23.2% womenUpper middle25.1% womenUpper pay quarter23.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 1.4% lower
women 4.8% lower
2023/24
women 2.7% lower
women 1.8% lower
2022/23
women 6.1% lower
women 1% lower
2021/22
women 5.8% lower
women 3.4% lower
2020/21
women 5.8% lower
women 3.4% lower
2019/20
women 7.8% lower
women 6% lower
2018/19
no gap
women 0.1% higher
2017/18
women 1.9% lower
women 0.4% higher

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter, machinery, electrical equipment, plastics and leather goods and bags.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter, paper and paperboard and iron and steel articles.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

10 events
  1. Inpost Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Menzies Distribution Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £209.8m, net assets £68.6m, 2,256 employees
  4. Name changed to INPOST DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDPreviously MENZIES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  5. Menzies Distribution Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. John Menzies Plc ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Menzies Group Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. John Menzies Plc registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (2)
  1. Menzies Group Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.