GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Active
Company number 02899719Private limited companyIncorporated 1994

Key figures

£100,960,000-10.4%
Net assets 2025
-10.4%
Average annual change 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† GREAT BEAR 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 52103

Where the company stands among the 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities).

Turnover£525,066,000
Higher than 97% · median £8,478,000 among 154 that publish turnover
Net assets£100,960,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,642
Total assets£644,732,000
Higher than 99% · median £81,611
Cash£285,000
Higher than 81% · median £28,571
Company age32.7 years
Older than 93% · median 5.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NEXT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£600.3m
  2. IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC£237.5m
  3. HOWARD TENENS LIMITED£147.9m
  4. CULINA LOGISTICS LIMITED£109.2m
  5. GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£101m
  6. P.J.H. GROUP LIMITED£99.9m
  7. FOWLER WELCH LIMITED£78.9m
  8. THINVENTORY LIMITED£59.7m
  9. PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES PLC£48.1m
  10. SEKO LOGISTICS (LONDON) LIMITED£45.7m

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 5,536. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02899719. It was incorporated on 17 Feb 1994. Its status is active. The registered office is in Warrington (WA3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £525,066,000. Loss for the year was £11,698,000. Net assets were £100,960,000, down 10.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £285,000. Total assets were £644,732,000 and total liabilities £543,772,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 154 that publish turnover (median £8,478,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,642). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £81,611). By cash it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £28,571). It is older than 93% of them (median age 5.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, beverages and spirits, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly soaps and waxes, electrical equipment, ceramics. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 69 days to pay suppliers, and 63% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 4% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

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 3 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover513,382,000525,066,000
Profit for the year10,988,000-11,698,000
Cash at bank and in hand109,000285,000
Total assets610,427,000644,732,000
Total liabilities497,769,000543,772,000
Net assets / total equity112,658,000100,960,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
69 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
63%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 21%
  • 31 to 60 days 43%
  • After 60 days 36%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
24
67%
7%
30 Jun 2025
43
36%
49%
31 Dec 2024
33
52%
11%
30 Jun 2024
30
64%
10%
31 Dec 2023
31
61%
11%
30 Jun 2023
30
62%
10%
31 Dec 2022
29
66%
9%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 4.2% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter20.5% womenLower middle22.7% womenUpper middle12.2% womenUpper pay quarter13.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 3.8% lower
women 2.4% lower
2023/24
women 5.5% lower
women 2.7% lower
2022/23
women 3.9% lower
women 1% lower
2021/22
women 0.9% higher
women 6.1% higher
2020/21
women 3.5% lower
women 1.7% higher
2019/20
women 2.4% lower
women 1.2% lower
2018/19
women 5.2% higher
women 3.4% lower
2017/18
women 5.8% lower
women 2.7% lower

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

Modern slavery statements1
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CULINA GROUP LIMITED)

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 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, beverages and spirits, electrical equipment, plastics and leather goods and bags.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: soaps and waxes, electrical equipment, ceramics and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £525.1m, net assets £101m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £513.4m, net assets £112.7m
  3. Culina Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.