NICHOLS PLC

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  +1.3%

  £172,809,000 → £175,054,000

• Cash

  +3.8%

  £53,673,000 → £55,736,000

• Net assets

  +12.7%

  £84,045,000 → £94,752,000

• Employees

  -0.3%

  297 → 296

• Operating profit

  +9.9%

  £28,861,000 → £31,710,000

• Profit before tax

  +7%

  £31,404,000 → £33,595,000

• Wages

  +9.4%

  £17,228,000 → £18,848,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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.

1. NICHOLS PLC 2000-05-10 → present
2. J N NICHOLS (VIMTO) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1929-03-28 → 2000-05-10

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statements... adopt the going concern basis of preparation... The Directors... believe that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”

Group structure

1. NICHOLS PLC · parent
   1. Ben Shaws Dispense Drinks Limited 100%
   2. Dayla Liquid Packing Limited 100%
   3. Vimto (Out of Home) Limited 100%
   4. Adrian Mecklenburg Limited 100%
   5. Beacon Drinks Limited 100%
   6. Cabana Soft Drinks Limited 100%
   7. DJ Drink Solutions Limited 100%
   8. Festival Drinks Limited 100%
   9. Nichols Dispense (S.W.) Limited 100%
   10. The Noisy Drink Company North West Limited 100%
   11. Dispense Solutions (Wales) Limited 100%
   12. Nichols Senegal SUARL 100% · Senegal · soft drinks/beverages
   13. The Noisy Drinks Co. Limited 100%
   14. Nippon Limited 100%

Significant events

• “Investment in new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system of £4.4m (2024: £7.6m). The project commenced in 2022 and completed late March 2025, with further costs incurred until end of 2025.”
• “The Group delivered an increase in revenue to £175.1m (2024: £172.8m), with core Packaged division performing well (3.1% growth).”
• “Final ordinary dividend proposed at 18.7p (2024: 17.1p). Total ordinary dividend of 33.7p (2024: 32.0p).”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

19

last 12 months

Capital events

8

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.