MANCHESTER DRINKS COMPANY LTD
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Cash
£7.4m
+17.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
-24.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£82k
-104.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £23,507,301 | £19,869,900 | £17,480,543 | -12% | |
| Operating profit | £3,121,964 | £1,607,961 | -£77,751 | -104.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,232,375 | £1,686,481 | -£82,330 | -104.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,463,056 | £1,240,855 | -£109,950 | -108.9% | |
| Cash | £8,130,061 | £6,351,222 | £7,446,576 | +17.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,093,281 | £15,478,454 | £11,633,587 | -24.8% | |
| Net assets | £14,622,892 | £14,951,747 | £11,241,797 | -24.8% | |
| Equity | £14,622,892 | £14,951,747 | £11,241,797 | -24.8% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0% | |
| Wages | £164,539 | £234,370 | £231,551 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £45,808 | £59,153 | £59,337 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £50,400 | £30,400 | £19,000 | -37.5% |
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 | 13.3% | 8.1% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 6.2% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.7% | 10.4% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.2% | 14.6% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | 7.26x | 7.80x | 5.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | 89.12x | -2.18x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- MANCHESTER DRINKS COMPANY LTD · parent
- Manchester Food & Drink B.V. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVINE, Brian Colin | Secretary | 2005-06-08 | — | British |
| BENJAMIN, Richard Marc | Director | 2005-06-08 | Aug 1970 | British |
| LEVINE, Brian Colin | Director | 2005-06-08 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-06-08 | 2005-06-09 |
| DIMASCIO, Simon John | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2010-06-25 |
| SUNDERLAND, Terance John | Director | 2005-06-29 | 2009-07-01 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-06-08 | 2005-06-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bershet Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-04 | Active |
| Raynorcroft Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-04 | Active |
| Mr Brian Colin Levine | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-04 |
| Mr Richard Marc Benjamin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.