UNITED WHOLESALE GROCERS LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  -2.3%

  £226,280,840 → £221,114,897

• Cash

  -9.4%

  £20,724,808 → £18,786,273

• Net assets

  +17.3%

  £32,312,792 → £37,915,828

  highest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  0%

  233 → 233

• Operating profit

  +10.6%

  £6,110,250 → £6,756,361

  highest in 3 filed years

• Profit before tax

  +11.9%

  £6,981,758 → £7,813,881

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  -19.8%

  £7,531,626 → £6,038,458

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Khokhar McAdam Ltd

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 in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “In 2013 the company purchased certain goods from a supplier at a market price inclusive of excise duty. HM Revenue and Customs allege that the UK duty on the goods was not paid by the defaulting/missing trader or supplier, therefore any person involved in the holding of the excise goods is jointly and severally liable to pay the duty. Hence HM Revenue & Customs has raised an assessment for unpaid duty amounting to £713,992. The company lodged an appeal against the assessment awaiting hearing. Based on legal advice management believes that the defence against the assessment will be successful. Although liability is not admitted but because of uncertainty, a full provision has been made.”
• “United wholesale Grocers Ltd has a contingent bank guarantee up to £2,500,000 (2023 - £2,500,000) in favour of HM Revenue and Customs in respect of duty deferment.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.