CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION 21 LIMITED

Active
Company number 12984265Private limited companyIncorporated 2020

Key figures

£12,476-23.7%
Net assets 2025
+73.9%
Average annual growth 2021–2025
05 k10 k15 k20 k2021202320242025

Like most small UK companies, CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION 21 LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 46390

Where the company stands among the 4,095 active companies whose first SIC code is 46390 (Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco).

Net assets£12,476
Lower than 51% · median £13,474
Total assets£285,688
Higher than 64% · median £112,530
Cash£168,006
Higher than 66% · median £49,793
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 2
Company age6.0 years
Older than 63% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PRINCES GROUP PLC£1.1bn
  2. SYSCO GB LIMITED£881m
  3. BIDCORP FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED£536.3m
  4. LAMEX FOOD GROUP LIMITED£258.8m
  5. BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED£182.4m
  6. BOOKER RETAIL PARTNERS (GB) LIMITED£139.2m
  7. KELLOGG MARKETING AND SALES COMPANY (UK) LIMITED£81.8m
  8. HARRIET HOLDINGS LIMITED£81.8m
  9. A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED£81.8m
  10. WINDMILL ORGANICS LIMITED£73.1m

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 4,095. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION 21 LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION 21 LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 12984265. It was incorporated on 29 Oct 2020. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cheltenham (GL54). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46390).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £12,476, down 23.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £168,006. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2021–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,095 active companies whose first SIC code is 46390: By net assets it ranks lower than 51% of them (median £13,474). By total assets it ranks higher than 64% of them (median £112,530). By cash it ranks higher than 66% of them (median £49,793). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 63% of them (median age 3.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly cocoa and chocolate.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. 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 4 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2021–2025
2021202320242025
Cash at bank and in hand—128,613114,937168,006
Total assets6,274228,876340,176285,688
Total liabilities100———
Net assets / total equity2,37416,35716,35712,476
Average number of employees1110

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: cocoa and chocolate.

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

13 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £12.5k, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £16.4k, 1 employee
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £16.4k, 1 employee
  4. Mr Keten Parmar registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Thomas Richard Gittins ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mr James Alexander Loffet ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £2,374, 1 employee
  8. James Alexander LOFFET resignedDirector
Earlier events (5)
  1. Thomas Richard GITTINS appointedDirector
  2. James Alexander LOFFET appointedDirector
  3. Mr Thomas Richard Gittins registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr James Alexander Loffet registered as a person with significant control
  5. 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.