DRINK WAREHOUSE UK LIMITED

Company number 07166396 ·

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Executive summary

Drink Warehouse UK has demonstrated commendable financial discipline through aggressive deleveraging and balance sheet repair, transforming from negative net assets in 2021 to a £1.42M net asset position by year-end 2024, while maintaining industry-leading gross margins on £28.6M revenue. However, the 72% profit decline signals that margin compression and cost inflation are outpacing revenue growth, requiring urgent strategic recalibration. The company's path forward lies in leveraging its strengthened balance sheet and regional service advantage to pursue consolidation acquisitions, product diversification, and channel expansion before market contraction permanently reshapes the competitive landscape.

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Shareholders' funds

£1,972,236

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the group is the provision of alcohol and soft drinks to the on-trade within Kent, London and Sussex.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2010-02-23
Employees
93 (2024 accounts · was 88 in 2023)
Registered office
Unit 2a & 2b Sapphire House, Sapphire Way, Minster, Kent, United Kingdom, CT12 5FE
Postcode
CT12 5FE
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Group
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-23
Next due by
2027-09-06
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46342 Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages

Officers 2 current · 5 resigned

Appointed 2021-12-01
Appointed 2010-02-23

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA456120 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
drinkwarehouse.uk
Phone
01843596511

Drink Warehouse UK are a completely independent drinks wholesaler supplying wine, champagne, beer, cider, spirits, whisky, vodka, liqueur, rum & everything you need to run a successful bar. We supply restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs and hotels throughout Kent & Sussex.

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
FLAT 3 1 BERKELEY ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, KENT, CT7 9JN2014-03-24
FLAT 3 1 BERKELEY ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, KENT, CT7 9JR, UNITED KINGDOM2010-05-14

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 29 similar companies in CT

The largest employer among its local peers (93 staff).

Trading since 2010.

No.3 of the largest wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages companies in Canterbury →

Competitors Canterbury

This company ranks 3 among wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages in Canterbury.

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The class of 2010

21%

of the 315 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 78% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →