LIQUIDLINE LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
-5.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+25% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
320
+28.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.3m
+22.2% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £35,976,472 | £42,844,521 | £51,818,767 | +20.9% | |
| Operating profit | £4,769,688 | £4,413,148 | £5,308,307 | +20.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,674,987 | £4,296,786 | £5,252,164 | +22.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,521,408 | £2,692,790 | £3,910,197 | +45.2% | |
| Cash | £1,654,657 | £3,149,602 | £2,986,606 | -5.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,033,955 | £11,669,469 | £14,212,147 | +21.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,936,549 | £9,229,364 | £11,539,136 | +25% | |
| Equity | £7,936,549 | £9,229,364 | £11,539,136 | +25% | |
| Average employees | 200 | 249 | 320 | +28.5% | |
| Wages | £7,950,157 | £10,244,301 | £13,036,585 | +27.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £40,533 | £45,523 | £77,448 | +70.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 6.3% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.2% | 37.8% | 37.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.4% | 59.0% | 56.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 1.40x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 43.97x | 24.49x | 29.89x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, the directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- LIQUIDLINE LIMITED · parent
- S.V. (Leasing) Limited 100%
- Koffie 2 Go Ltd 100%
- City Vending Services Limited 100%
- HCC (Belfast) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2026 the trade and assets was transferred from the Hot Coffee Company (Belfast) Ltd into its parent company, Liquidline Ltd, having been acquired by Liquidline Ltd on 30 September 2025.”
- “On 28 February 2026, the company transferred the trading activities of its vending division into a subsidiary company Liquidline Vending Ltd, 100% owned by Liquidline Ltd.”
- “On 20 March 2026, the company acquired the trade and assets of Drinklink Vending Services Ltd for £395,000.”
- “On 31 March 2026 Liquidline Vending Ltd was sold for a consideration of £1,850,000 plus additional consideration for working capital valuation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POOLEY, Angus Frederick | Director | 2010-06-14 | Jun 1987 | British |
| POOLEY, Gavin William | Director | 2010-06-14 | Dec 1984 | British |
| POOLEY, Matthew James | Director | 2017-02-01 | Aug 1991 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOLEY, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2017-02-01 |
| POOLEY, Philip John | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2017-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holywells Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-03 | Active |
| Mr Angus Frederick Pooley | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-03 |
| Mrs Jodie Pooley | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-03 |
| Mrs Janyce Pooley | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-03 |
| Mr Gavin William Pooley | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.