Company
General Distribution Limited
General Distribution Limited is an active UK company (number 04231192), incorporated 2001, with 4 current directors including Alex Clements and Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Damian Gowor 2019-2019 View profile
- Vinay Parekh 2012-2022 View profile
- Drew Hoggatt 2010-2011 View profile
- Mark Stjohn Thompson 2010-2015 View profile
- Paul Rodney Bannister 2010-2010 View profile
- Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe 2001-2022 View profile
- Paul Stephen Rawlinson 2001-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/06/2001
Ownership
Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Vinay Parekh ceased 2019-12-31
significant influence · notified 2016-06-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe ceased 2019-12-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-09 - Adam John Stroud ceased 2019-12-31
significant influence · notified 2016-06-09 - Lewis Raymond Boughtwood ceased 2019-12-31
significant influence · notified 2017-01-01 - Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe ceased 2019-12-31
significant influence · notified 2018-06-01 - Paxton Access Group LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-09
Group
- General Distribution Limited
is controlled by Vinay Parekh
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-09, ceased 2019-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Vinay Parekh.
3 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Total assets
- -£1,484,085
- Cash
- £90,224
- Employees
- 0.07
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
4 directors on the board
- Adam John Stroud Director · appointed 2012
- Alex Clements Director · appointed 2024
- Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe Director · appointed 2018
- Lewis Raymond Boughtwood Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Adam John Stroud Director · appointed 2012
- Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe Director · appointed 2018
- Lewis Raymond Boughtwood Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Lewis Raymond Boughtwood Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (3)
- Adam John Stroud Director · appointed 2012
- Alex Clements Director · appointed 2024
- Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe Director · appointed 2018
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04231192
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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