NICHOLS PLC
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Executive summary
Nichols PLC occupies a defensible niche in the UK soft drinks market through the enduring Vimto brand and nearly a century of heritage, but its strategic trajectory depends on converting brand loyalty into portfolio diversification and selective international expansion while managing the inherent scale disadvantage against industry titans. The company's PLC structure and blended family-professional governance provide the governance and capital architecture for disciplined growth, provided leadership remains focused on markets and categories where brand equity creates asymmetric advantage rather than engaging in volume wars against better-resourced competitors.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1929-03-28
- Registered office
- Laurel House, Woodlands Park, Ashton Road, Newton Le Willows, WA12 0HH
- Postcode
- WA12 0HH
- Capital
- 3,699,872 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-15
- Next due by
- 2027-04-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 11070 Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters
Officers 9 current · 27 resigned
Group structure 27 subsidiaries
Showing 12 of 27.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 2
£33,589,825 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
10%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- nicholsplc.co.uk
- Phone
- 01925222222, 01989760400, +44 2077964133
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| J N NICHOLS (VIMTO) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 2000-05-10 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| REGISTERED OFFICE CHANGED | 2029-04-02 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED | 2029-04-02 |
| LEDSON ROAD, WYTHENSHAW, MANCHESTER M23 9NL | 1999-06-07 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 30 similar companies in WA — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1929