REFRESCO BEVERAGES UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Refresco Group BV, the company manufactures and bottles soft drinks, mineral waters, and other beverages.
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Cash
£3.3m
+18.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£156m
+24.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
708
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£36m
-0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £407,613,000 | £416,388,000 | £424,834,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £22,439,000 | £30,592,000 | £25,007,000 | -18.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,136,000 | £36,216,000 | £36,090,000 | -0.3% | |
| Net profit | £19,455,000 | £29,771,000 | £30,540,000 | +2.6% | |
| Cash | £4,387,000 | £2,759,000 | £3,269,000 | +18.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £224,329,000 | £260,749,000 | £350,565,000 | +34.4% | |
| Net assets | £95,034,000 | £125,080,000 | £155,539,000 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | £95,034,000 | £125,080,000 | £155,539,000 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 693 | 690 | 708 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £26,956,000 | £27,980,000 | £30,831,000 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £330,000 | £585,000 | £546,000 | -6.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £330,000 | £585,000 | £546,000 | -6.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 7.3% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 7.1% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 11.7% | 7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.1% | 66.4% | 66.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.46x | 3.04x | 3.95x | |
| Interest cover | 4.02x | 5.63x | 4.90x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- REFRESCO BEVERAGES UK LIMITED 2016-05-19 → present
- REFRESCO GERBER UK LIMITED 2014-03-26 → 2016-05-19
- GERBER JUICE COMPANY LIMITED 2006-06-28 → 2014-03-26
- GERBER FOODS SOFT DRINKS LIMITED 1995-04-03 → 2006-06-28
- GERBER FOODS MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1988-06-09 → 1995-04-03
- QUANTOCK HOLDINGS LIMITED 1985-01-01 → 1988-06-09
- QUANTOCK PRESERVING COMPANY LIMITED 1919-11-28 → 1985-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company have prepared forecasts up to 30 June 2027, which they believe are based on reasonable assumptions, and have available bank facilities and inter group finance... Accordingly, the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTON, Robin Francis | Director | 2022-07-01 | Feb 1984 | British |
| LOGAN, James David Phillip | Director | 2023-01-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| REFRESCO EUROPE B.V. | Corporate Director | 2013-11-11 | — | — |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN MEETEREN, Pieter Willem | Secretary | 2013-11-11 | 2025-10-31 |
| HANOVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 2013-11-11 |
| ADLER, Alan William | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2001-02-22 |
| ARROWSMITH, Sarah | Director | 1995-10-23 | 1998-08-31 |
| BILES, Andrew John | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2013-11-11 |
| BROWN, John Keith | Director | 1999-09-21 | 2013-11-11 |
| COHEN, Zvi Haim | Director | — | 1998-08-21 |
| CRICHTON, Anthony Ian | Director | 1989-03-06 | 2011-12-24 |
| DUIJZER, Aart Cornelis | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2022-02-22 |
| FINE, David Elias | Director | — | 1998-03-02 |
| GORVY, Manfred Stanley | Director | — | 1995-04-25 |
| GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr | Director | 1998-08-28 | 2013-11-11 |
| LOXTON, Eileen | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| MARSHALL, Robert | Director | — | 1998-02-11 |
| MCFARLAND, William Lewis | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| MCGREGOR GRANT, Angus | Director | — | 1994-10-28 |
| ORCHARD, Stephen William | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2013-11-11 |
| PACKER, Adee-Monia | Director | 2022-02-22 | 2022-07-01 |
| PIENAAR, Jan Abraham | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2022-04-15 |
| ROELOFS, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2025-02-01 |
| RUFUS, Roderick | Director | — | 1997-12-22 |
| SAINT, David John | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2023-01-01 |
| SAUNDERS, Stephen Arthur Russell | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2004-05-05 |
| SPENCER, Robert Antony | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2008-03-28 |
| WUNSH, Ronald Leon | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| YASHIV, Yuval | Director | 1997-08-01 | 1999-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Aart Cornelis Duijzer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Roelofs | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Gerber Emig Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-08-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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last 24 months
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