ADNAMS PLC
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Cash
£298K
-12.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19M
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
566
-0.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£748K
+73.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,368,000 | £64,215,000 | £66,344,000 | £68,073,000 | £63,730,000 | -6.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£898,000 | -£1,227,000 | -£2,515,000 | -£1,169,000 | £471,000 | +140.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£4,064,000 | -£2,776,000 | -£748,000 | +73.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£3,113,000 | -£2,089,000 | -£568,000 | +72.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | £567,000 | £341,000 | £298,000 | -12.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £32,571,000 | £20,259,000 | £19,654,000 | -3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £22,291,000 | £20,083,000 | £19,499,000 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | — | — | £22,291,000 | £20,083,000 | £19,499,000 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | 574 | 569 | 566 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | £13,438,000 | £13,725,000 | £13,849,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,138,000 | £1,105,000 | £684,000 | -38.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | -1.9% | -3.8% | -1.7% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -4.7% | -3.1% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -7.7% | -5.8% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 55.4% | 56.9% | 53.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.84x | 0.53x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.54x | -0.65x | 0.37x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ADNAMS PLC 1999-10-11 → present
- ADNAMS & COMPANY PLC 1890-03-24 → 1999-10-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Supported by a recent independent review of our property estate and financial forecasts, covenant compliance modelling, available contingency measures and considering the ongoing positive relationship with Barclays, the Board concludes that the going concern basis of accounting remains appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH, Billy Anthony | Secretary | 2021-10-18 | — | — |
| BERENDJI, Sacha Mark | Director | 2023-02-03 | Jan 1970 | British |
| DRISCOLL, Andrew David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| HANLON, Jennifer Elizabeth Imogen | Director | 2020-06-18 | Feb 1976 | British |
| HEALD, Andrew Michael Hilliard | Director | 2023-06-30 | Aug 1987 | British |
| TOWNSEND, William Simon | Director | 2023-01-01 | Feb 1962 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTWELL, Elizabeth Sarah | Secretary | 2016-05-20 | 2020-06-08 |
| HAWKINS, Naomi Jane | Secretary | 2020-06-08 | 2021-10-18 |
| NICHOLSON, Robert John | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2003-12-08 |
| PUGH, Stephen Crommelin | Secretary | 2003-12-09 | 2016-05-20 |
| SEGRAVE-DALY, Bernard | Secretary | — | 1999-12-31 |
| ADNAMS, John Adair | Director | — | 2005-04-25 |
| ADNAMS, Jonathan | Director | — | 2024-09-09 |
| CURZON, Stephen Derek | Director | 2005-01-10 | 2008-03-31 |
| DULIEU, Nicola Joy | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| HEALD, Michael Guy Hilliard | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2023-06-30 |
| HESTER, Karen | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2024-04-08 |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2013-04-29 |
| LOFTUS, Simon Piers Dominic | Director | — | 2014-04-28 |
| MCINTYRE, Bridget Fiona | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| NICHOLSON, Robert John | Director | — | 2007-06-01 |
| NUNNY, Paul Ian | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| PAGE, Peter William Bernard | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2003-11-27 |
| PUGH, Stephen Crommelin | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2020-06-18 |
| ROBERTS, Hugh | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| SEGRAVE-DALY, Bernard | Director | — | 1997-06-02 |
| SHARP, Steven Michael, Dr | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| WOOD, Andrew Charles, Dr | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| WOODHALL, David Massey | Director | — | 2006-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.