{"name":"MEAT DIRECT LIMITED","company_number":"05198523","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2004-08-05","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"327 Bury Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 6BB","postcode":"BL2 6BB","sic_codes":[{"code":46320,"description":"Wholesale of meat and meat products"}],"principal_activity":"Wholesale of meat and meat products","previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"24 August","last_made_up_to":"2025-08-24","next_due":"2027-05-24"},"employees":{"count":0,"accounts_date":"2025-08-24"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-08-24","net_assets":-36209,"average_employees":0},{"financial_date":"2024-08-31","net_assets":-45743,"average_employees":0},{"financial_date":"2023-08-31","net_assets":164,"cash":80211},{"financial_date":"2022-08-31","net_assets":19561,"cash":38014},{"financial_date":"2021-08-31","net_assets":46227,"cash":68936}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":2,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://www.meatdirectltd.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/meat-direct","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/meat-direct/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/meat-direct/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05198523","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/meat-direct/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/meat-direct/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/meat-direct/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/meat-direct"}