MEAT DIRECT LIMITED
Company number 05198523 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Meat Direct Limited presents a deeply concerning financial profile, having moved from a net asset position of £115,000 in 2017 to technical insolvency with negative equity of £36,000 by 2025. This trajectory of sustained deterioration significantly underperforms typical small meat wholesaler benchmarks, particularly regarding liquidity (current ratio 0.89x vs sector norm 1.3-1.8x) and cash reserves (£2,851 representing a 97.6% decline from 2019 levels). While the company benefits from a 20-year trading history and owner-operator stability, its competitive position as a small regional player in a consolidating sector – compounded by inflationary pressures, rising compliance costs, and post-Brexit supply chain friction – raises serious questions about long-term viability without significant restructuring or capital injection.
Shareholders' funds
-£36,210
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-24
What it does
Wholesale of meat and meat products
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-08-05
- Employees
- 0 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 327 Bury Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 6BB
- Postcode
- BL2 6BB
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-24
- Next due by
- 2027-05-24
- Financial year end
- 24 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-05
- Next due by
- 2027-08-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46320 Wholesale of meat and meat products
Officers 2 current · 2 resigned
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 35 ADINGDON ROAD, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL2 2RE | 2008-02-08 |
| 379 STITCH-MI-LANE, HARWOOD, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL2 3PR | 2004-08-20 |
Competitors Bolton
This company ranks 25 among wholesale of meat and meat products in Bolton.
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,821 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.