THE LAKES DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£394k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£4.2m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
37
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.2m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,799,000 | £8,429,000 | £3,330,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,284,000 | -£5,402,000 | -£5,091,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,238,000 | -£7,713,000 | -£5,157,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,139,000 | -£7,713,000 | -£5,157,000 | — | |
| Cash | £541,000 | £202,000 | £394,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,951,000 | £1,404,000 | -£3,941,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,639,000 | £962,000 | -£4,195,000 | — | |
| Equity | £8,639,000 | £962,000 | -£4,195,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 71 | 75 | 37 | — | |
| Wages | £3,010,000 | £4,293,000 | £1,412,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £633,000 | £614,000 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £72,000 | £49,000 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £172,000 | £235,000 | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -39.4% | -64.1% | -152.9% | |
| Net margin | -19.6% | -91.5% | -154.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -23.0% | -384.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.0% | 96.6% | 114.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.55x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | -2.18x | -2.33x | -71.70x |
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
- THE LAKES DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED 2024-06-19 → present
- THE LAKES DISTILLERY COMPANY PLC 2018-10-12 → 2024-06-19
- THE LAKES DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED 2011-09-12 → 2018-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has received confirmation from its shareholder, that monies advanced to it will not be withdrawn at the detriment of other creditors and that further working capital funding will be provided as required... The Directors accordingly conclude it is appropriate to continue to adopt”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEEREMA, Eric Niels | Director | 2024-06-18 | Dec 1960 | Dutch |
| SLEEUWENHOEK, Hans Ronald | Director | 2024-06-18 | Sep 1959 | Dutch |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Andrew John | Secretary | 2018-08-28 | 2024-02-29 |
| FORSTER, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2024-02-29 | 2024-06-18 |
| IAPICHINO, Alex | Secretary | 2024-06-18 | 2026-02-26 |
| CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-12 | 2018-08-29 |
| BALFOUR, Alan John | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2018-06-01 |
| BOLAM, Gillian | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2018-06-01 |
| CURRIE, Paul Richard | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2020-12-31 |
| FARAZMAND, Timothy Bahram Neville | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-06-18 |
| HAIGH, Mark Richard Horton | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2018-06-01 |
| HODGSON, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2013-08-21 |
| HUTTON, Richard John | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-06-18 |
| JOBLING, Brian Henry | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2018-06-01 |
| LURIE, Suzanne Janet | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2018-01-16 |
| MARTIN, Moray Brebner | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| MILLS, Nigel John | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2024-06-18 |
| MORRIS, Philip | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2018-01-16 |
| MUTCH, David George | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2018-06-01 |
| NEEP, Paul Anthony | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-06-18 |
| PENNEFATHER, James Richard Somerset | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-18 |
| ROBINSON, David Peter | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-06-18 |
| RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2020-12-31 |
| SMITH, Charles Stewart | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2018-06-01 |
| STOKOE, Martin Geoffrey | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2018-06-01 |
| TAYLOR, Kirsten Amanda | Director | 2022-01-27 | 2024-06-18 |
| THORNTON, Gary John | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2018-06-01 |
| UPTON, Philip Peter Ferguson | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2018-06-01 |
| WILKINSON, Craig | Director | 2019-12-13 | 2024-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyetimber Wines And Spirits Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-09 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.