DAMM 1876 LTD
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Cash
£18m
+1,068.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£30m
+1,833% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
154
+12.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.7m
+68.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £51,384,367 | £47,472,585 | £53,684,010 | +13.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£5,991,725 | -£9,401,714 | -£3,997,174 | +57.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£7,117,825 | -£11,845,226 | -£3,689,426 | +68.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£9,251,632 | -£14,880,655 | £1,811,261 | +112.2% | |
| Cash | £222,429 | £46,874 | £3,073,569 | £3,626,599 | £1,569,133 | £18,336,566 | +1,068.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £326,614 | £368,591 | £27,943,402 | £43,986,404 | £52,372,566 | £94,170,381 | +79.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £368,591 | £22,396,798 | £13,145,166 | -£1,735,489 | £30,075,772 | +1,833% | |
| Equity | £326,614 | £368,591 | £22,396,798 | £13,145,166 | -£1,735,489 | £30,075,772 | +1,833% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 32 | 41 | 126 | 137 | 154 | +12.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,190,303 | £6,578,222 | £8,218,913 | +24.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £263,158 | £416,325 | £527,420 | +26.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £257 | £1,321 | £1,321 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £263,158 | £415,004 | £526,099 | +26.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -11.7% | -19.8% | -7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -18.0% | -31.3% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -13.6% | -18.0% | -4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 85.6% | 25.8% | 80.0% | 102.3% | 72.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.49x | 3.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -5.19x | -3.69x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- DAMM 1876 LTD 2023-03-31 → present
- DAMM BREWERY (UK) LIMITED 2023-01-11 → 2023-03-31
- DAMM 1876 LTD 2023-01-11 → 2023-01-11
- DAMM BREWERY (UK) LIMITED 2010-05-05 → 2023-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The ultimate parent company, S.A. Damm, has the financial resources available to provide on-going financial support to Damm 1876 Ltd and the parent company will extend the credit facility in place should it be required to enable Damm 1876 Ltd to continue its operations”
Significant events
- “On January 1, 2025, the Group Credit Facility was increased by £40M (from £70M to £110M).”
- “The £30M was contributed by SA Damm to Damm International Sgps Unipessoal Lda. Finally, Damm International Sgps Unipessoal Lda made a capital contribution through the £30M agreement to Damm 1876 Ltd's equity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECH, David William | Secretary | 2010-05-05 | — | — |
| ALBERTO GONZALEZ GIL, Juan | Director | 2022-11-28 | Aug 1982 | Spanish |
| CANCHO, Javier Lopez | Director | 2012-04-16 | Dec 1966 | Spanish |
| MARTINEZ NAVARRO, Salvador | Director | 2024-04-03 | Jan 1978 | Spanish |
| PRETUS LABAYEN, Gabriel | Director | 2024-04-03 | Aug 1966 | Spanish |
| VILLAVECCHIA BARNACH-CALBO, Jorge | Director | 2022-11-28 | Jan 1962 | Spanish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAS, Jaume Alemany | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2024-04-03 |
| GUTZEIT, Guillem Castella | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2024-09-27 |
| LOPEZ, Angel Guarch | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2024-04-03 |
| SEGURA, Gregorio Marcial Navarro | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2015-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damm International - Sgps, Unipessoal Lda | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-14 | Active |
| Sa Damm | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.