FREIXENET COPESTICK LIMITED
Company number 05465686 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Freixenet Copestick Limited presents a mixed financial picture: revenue growth of 2.85% and market outperformance are encouraging, but a dramatic 89.5% decline in cash reserves (from £3.68m to £387k) and gross margin compression from 15.50% to 14.78% signal acute cash flow distress and profitability pressure. While the parent company backing of Henkell International provides a safety net and net assets have grown to £30.07m, immediate attention to cash management and margin recovery is essential to prevent liquidity complications.
Shareholders' funds
£30,070,906
Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31
What it does
distribution and marketing of Henkell International Gmbh supplied sparkling wine, wine and spirits brands to the UK.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-05-27
- Employees
- 144 (2023 accounts · was 111 in 2022)
- Registered office
- 2100 First Avenue London Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2PZ
- Postcode
- RG14 2PZ
- Capital
- 2,120 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-27
- Next due by
- 2027-06-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46342 Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
- 70229 Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Officers 3 current · 12 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by Henkell International Gmbh (HRB12623) — since 2016-04-06
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MULTI WINE LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA540664 (Tier 2), registered since 2019.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- freixenetcopestick.co.uk
Freixenet Copestick boasts an award-winning portfolio and brings drinks companies into direct relationships with global retailers that match distribution and supply on a direct basis.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| COPESTICK MURRAY LIMITED | 2019-01-04 |
| COPESTICK MURRAY WINE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 2017-10-09 |
| COPESTICK MURRAY WINES LIMITED | 2005-06-06 |
Previous registered addresses 8
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 8 WOODSTOCK COURT BLENHEIM ROAD, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 4AN | 2019-03-15 |
| 4600 PARK APPROACH, THORPE PARK, LEEDS, LS15 8GB, ENGLAND | 2014-01-09 |
| 4600 PARK APPROACH, THORPE PARK, LEEDS, LS15 8GB, ENGLAND | 2014-01-09 |
| 8 WOODSTOCK COURT, BLENHEIM ROAD, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 4AN, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-09-10 |
| 8 WOODSTOCK COURT, BLENHEIM ROAD, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 4AN, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-09-10 |
| 1A LONDON ROAD, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 1PH | 2010-11-25 |
| POUGHCOMBE FARMHOUSE, OGBOURNE ST ANDREW, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE SN8 1SE | 2006-11-24 |
| PENNINE HOUSE, 8 STANFORD STREET, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG1 7BQ | 2005-06-15 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 44 similar companies in RG
2nd largest employer among its local peers (144 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2005.
Competitors Reading
This company ranks 2 among wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages in Reading.
The class of 2005
34%
of the 154,486 companies incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 63% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-12-20
- Where
- West Berkshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK497009 | West Berkshire | Leasehold | 2018-12-20 | — |
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