EAST COAST VINERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4M
+38.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£33M
+15.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
80
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.5M
+26.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £71,242,339 | £70,718,618 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £4,643,911 | £6,048,098 | +30.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £4,381,890 | £5,533,814 | +26.3% | |
| Net profit | £635,228 | £506,352 | £309,559 | £10,280 | £3,939,530 | £4,411,170 | +12% | |
| Cash | £39,874 | £61,426 | £47,838 | £52,041 | £2,476,977 | £3,430,859 | +38.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,676,045 | £5,182,397 | £5,491,956 | £5,502,236 | £37,791,795 | £40,857,749 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,676,045 | £5,182,397 | £5,491,956 | £5,502,236 | £28,739,948 | £33,151,118 | +15.3% | |
| Equity | £4,676,045 | £5,182,397 | £5,491,956 | £5,502,236 | £28,739,948 | £33,151,118 | +15.3% | |
| Average employees | 77 | — | 2 | 2 | 81 | 80 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,238,844 | £3,408,696 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £290,886 | £302,173 | +3.9% |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.5% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 14.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.97x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 6.03x | 11.26x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- EAST COAST VINERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2015-03-31 → present
- TC NEWCO 1213 LIMITED 2013-12-06 → 2015-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- EAST COAST VINERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- East Coast Viners Grain (Drumlithie) Limited 100%
- East Coast Viners (Peas & Beans) Limited 100%
- East Coast Viners Renewables Limited 100%
- East Coast Arable Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the Balance Sheet date, East Coast Viners (Holdings) Limited has executed a buyback 101 of its own ordinary shares at a total consideration of £10,000,000. The buyback was undertaken in accordance with the authority granted by the shareholders and forms a part of the Company's ongoing capital management strategy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Graham Alexander | Director | 2018-09-04 | Jan 1969 | British |
| FORBES, John Inglis | Director | 2013-12-06 | Aug 1947 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Alistair Graham Milne | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2020-11-07 |
| FORBES, Robert Michael | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2018-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graham Forbes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-08-16 | Active |
| Executors Alistair Graham Milne Forbes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-16 |
| Mr Robert Michael Forbes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-18 |
| Mrs Mary Mackay Forbes | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Inglis Forbes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2026-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.