BENCHMARK DRINKS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+93.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+72.9% vs 2024
Employees
18
+5.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+98.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £28,453,723 | £36,896,358 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,685,487 | £3,404,694 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,663,908 | £3,305,742 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,243,829 | £2,513,045 | |
| Cash | — | £945,461 | £1,473,882 | £928,134 | £1,218,925 | £2,355,586 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,960,050 | £3,374,219 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,946,380 | £3,365,558 | |
| Equity | -£62,293 | — | — | £791,008 | £1,946,380 | £3,365,558 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £936,311 | £1,168,708 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £87,053 | £146,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
+29.7%
£28,453,723 £36,896,358
-
Cash
+93.3%
£1,218,925 £2,355,586
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+72.9%
£1,946,380 £3,365,558
-
Employees
+5.9%
17 18
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Operating profit
+102%
£1,685,487 £3,404,694
-
Profit before tax
+98.7%
£1,663,908 £3,305,742
-
Wages
+24.8%
£936,311 £1,168,708
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 86.0% | 100.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.25x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 77.90x | 134.47x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BENCHMARK DRINKS LTD · parent
- Benchmark Drinks Services Limited 100%
- Benchmark Drinks Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year 3,952 Ordinary B shares were repurchased into treasury and then cancelled by Benchmark Drinks Ltd.”
- “The remaining 25% shares in Benchmark Drinks Services Limited were bought back by Benchmark Drinks Limited on 18 June 2024, bringing total shareholding to 100%.”
- “Benchmark Drinks Services Limited is in the process of being dissolved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE SOUZA, Lindsey Penelope | Secretary | 2022-10-06 | — | — |
| RATCLIFFE, John Robert | Director | 2019-08-19 | Nov 1957 | British |
| SCHAAFSMA, Paul Michael | Director | 2018-01-23 | Feb 1973 | British |
| WESSELY, Oliver Sebastian | Director | 2018-05-14 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFP SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-04-10 | 2020-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Michael Schaafsma | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-05-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-03-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.