LWC DRINKS LIMITED
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Cash
£12M
+21.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£139M
+10.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
1,480
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£18M
+0.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-05.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £609,929,755 | £711,084,454 | £737,383,183 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £38,112,788 | £20,044,168 | £19,721,458 | -1.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,235,590 | £38,006,609 | £18,251,901 | £18,276,648 | +0.1% | |
| Net profit | £22,234,130 | £28,549,058 | £14,903,579 | £12,957,767 | -13.1% | |
| Cash | £16,373,428 | £969,178 | £9,563,425 | £11,598,004 | +21.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £94,906,927 | £146,443,682 | £156,820,289 | £166,836,903 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £82,318,288 | £110,867,346 | £125,770,925 | £138,728,692 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £82,318,288 | £110,867,346 | £125,770,925 | £138,728,692 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,199 | 1,344 | 1,498 | 1,480 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £39,509,761 | £46,423,124 | £69,572,839 | £74,589,496 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £492,669 | £270,088 | £17,228,092 | £17,700,294 | +2.7% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.2% | 2.8% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.7% | 2.1% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 26.0% | 12.8% | 11.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.14x | 1.00x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.73x | 12.02x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED 2011-10-26 → present
- LICENSED WHOLESALE COMPANY TRADING LIMITED 2011-09-20 → 2011-10-26
- HS 540 LIMITED 2011-06-21 → 2011-09-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Royce Peeling Green Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED · parent
- H.T. White & Company Limited 100%
- Hills Prospect Holdings Limited 100%
- GBC Topco Limited 100%
Significant events
- “relocated our South Wales operations into a new site in Tonyrefail.”
- “The Merseyside team also relocated into a purpose-built state of the art facility in Knowsley, Merseyside.”
- “The trade and net assets of Glarrorgan Brewing Company Limitec was hived up into the company as at 01 June 2025.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWEN, Mark Phillip | Secretary | 2021-07-23 | — | — |
| GRAY, Robin Macewan | Director | 2011-09-20 | Sep 1951 | British |
| MUKADAM, Ebrahim Kassam | Director | 2011-09-20 | May 1957 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMNER, Peter Douglas | Secretary | 2011-09-20 | 2021-07-23 |
| HEATONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-06-21 | 2011-09-20 |
| TRUSCOTT, James Christy | Director | 2011-06-21 | 2011-09-20 |
| HEATONS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-06-21 | 2011-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed Wholesale Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-06 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.