THE OLD BUSHMILLS DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£10M
+128.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£348M
+9.5% vs 2023
Employees
119
-5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9.6M
-14.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,802,000 | £53,958,000 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £11,225,000 | £10,411,000 | -7.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,251,000 | £9,577,000 | -14.9% | |
| Net profit | £6,262,000 | £6,158,000 | -1.7% | |
| Cash | £4,360,000 | £9,972,000 | +128.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £341,249,000 | £373,780,000 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | £317,386,000 | £347,503,000 | +9.5% | |
| Equity | £317,386,000 | £347,503,000 | +9.5% | |
| Average employees | 126 | 119 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £6,304,000 | £5,457,000 | -13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £172,000 | £187,000 | +8.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 19.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 11.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.1% | 16.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.40x | 5.65x | |
| Interest cover | 13.49x | 5.81x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the Company has adequate financial resources to meet its operational needs for at least a period of twelve months from the date of the financial statements. Consequently, the directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has access to adequate financial and other resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGAN, Colum | Director | 2013-05-14 | Jul 1969 | Irish |
| MADES, Dean Myles | Director | 2026-01-12 | Sep 1978 | American |
| TARLETON, Stuart John | Director | 2024-04-26 | Jan 1970 | Irish |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Tracey Anne | Secretary | 2007-04-27 | 2007-06-25 |
| GOULDSON, Conor Wilfred | Secretary | 2006-08-15 | 2007-04-27 |
| KENEALY, Aedin | Secretary | 2014-10-21 | 2015-02-27 |
| KINNANE, Francis | Secretary | 2015-02-27 | 2015-12-23 |
| MC CONAGHIE, Leonard Steele | Secretary | 1930-04-03 | 2006-08-15 |
| MCCORMICK, Ciara | Secretary | 2007-06-25 | 2014-10-21 |
| ABARRATEGUI DIEZ, Angel Ignacio | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2019-09-30 |
| BARRAGÁN, Pedro Pablo | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2020-02-29 |
| CUTTER, David Andrew | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2015-02-27 |
| DE LA MAZA SERRATO, Rodrigo | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-01-12 |
| DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2013-05-14 |
| DONOGHUE, Gordon | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2013-05-14 |
| DUFFY, Paul Charles | Director | 1930-04-03 | 2002-04-25 |
| FERREIRA, Mauricio Giordano | Director | 2020-08-06 | 2021-11-30 |
| GERARD, Fernando Suarez | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| GLEN, Kate | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-10-24 |
| GOSNELL, David Peter | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2019-12-31 |
| GOSNELL, David | Director | 2005-08-25 | 2009-06-30 |
| JEFFERSON, Albert Edward Gill | Director | 1930-04-03 | 2005-08-25 |
| KERR, George | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-11-01 |
| KILLEN, James Francis | Director | 1930-04-03 | 2002-04-29 |
| KINNANE, Francis | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2015-12-23 |
| LORIMER, (Sir) Thomas Desmond | Director | 1930-04-03 | 1998-11-30 |
| LORIMER, Stuart | Director | 2005-08-25 | 2009-01-01 |
| MAIR, Adam | Director | 2013-05-23 | 2013-08-01 |
| MAKOS, Nandor | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2014-08-01 |
| MC ELROY, Robert, Dr | Director | 2005-08-25 | 2006-08-14 |
| MC LERNON, John Steele | Director | 1930-04-03 | 2005-08-25 |
| MCCONAGHIE, Leonard Steele | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2007-08-25 |
| MILES, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-09-14 |
| MILLER, John | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2014-06-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Colin | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-02-27 |
| O'FLYNN, Clare, Ms. | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| O`NEILL, The Lord Rathcavan | Director | 1930-04-03 | 1999-04-21 |
| READER, Samantha | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-01 |
| READER, Samantha | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-03-01 |
| RILEY, Martin Stanley | Director | 1930-04-03 | 2002-04-25 |
| SAVINEL, Philippe Emile Auguste | Director | 2001-01-04 | 2005-06-30 |
| SHIMMIN, Edward Ramsey | Director | 2020-08-06 | 2023-10-20 |
| SILVA JAUREGUI, Antonio | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-10-31 |
| SMYTH, Maurice Joseph, Dr | Director | 1930-04-03 | 2005-08-25 |
| SOLIS, Daniel Elguea | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jc Overseas Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 412 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.