DRINK WAREHOUSE UK LIMITED
Company number 07166396 · Monitor this company
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.
Shareholders' funds
£1,972,236
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
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
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46342 Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Officers 2 current · 5 resigned
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
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| FLAT 3 1 BERKELEY ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, KENT, CT7 9JN | 2014-03-24 |
| FLAT 3 1 BERKELEY ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, KENT, CT7 9JR, UNITED KINGDOM | 2010-05-14 |
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.
Competitors Canterbury
This company ranks 3 among wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages in Canterbury.
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.