WINEFLAIR (BELFAST) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-28.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16M
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
381
-0.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£655K
+9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,041,578 | £37,721,228 | £34,974,847 | -7.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,735,026 | £598,235 | £656,597 | +9.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,746,772 | £601,036 | £655,074 | +9% | |
| Net profit | £1,225,663 | £438,856 | £346,911 | -21% | |
| Cash | £2,522,909 | £2,012,219 | £1,436,618 | -28.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,242,286 | £17,004,661 | £16,677,287 | -1.9% | |
| Net assets | £16,817,252 | £16,445,480 | £16,127,419 | -1.9% | |
| Equity | £16,817,252 | £16,445,480 | £16,127,419 | -1.9% | |
| Average employees | 409 | 383 | 381 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £4,990,327 | £5,491,120 | £5,689,491 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £45,870 | £46,400 | £37,300 | -19.6% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 3.5% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.7% | 30.7% | 26.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.19x | 2.27x | 2.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.25x | 29.16x |
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
- Maneely Mc Cann Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts for the period to September 2025. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “decision to close three loss making stores during the year”
- “launched a home delivery app and service in two key locations”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARSON, Andrea Karen | Director | 2014-05-02 | Jan 1981 | British |
| HALL, Roger Gordon | Director | 2006-10-17 | Jul 1967 | British |
| MCGUINNESS, Alan Malachi | Director | 2000-08-25 | May 1952 | British |
| MCKAY, Ben Kristian | Director | 2021-03-25 | Apr 1991 | British |
| MCKAY, Christopher David | Director | 2000-08-28 | Jan 1953 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Ronan | Secretary | 1986-09-12 | 2010-02-17 |
| BURNS, Patrick Alphonsus | Director | 1986-09-12 | 2000-08-25 |
| CORR, John | Director | 1986-09-12 | 2000-08-25 |
| CUSHNAHAN, Hugh Francis | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2017-03-10 |
| HUGHES, Ronan | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2024-09-30 |
| LEASK, Malcolm Ewan | Director | 2021-03-09 | 2025-09-30 |
| MACKINLAY, Nial James | Director | 2000-08-26 | 2020-07-09 |
| MCGUINNESS, David | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2019-08-29 |
| THOMSON, Graeme Cathcart | Director | 2000-08-26 | 2006-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquorland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.