TOLCHARDS LIMITED
Company number 07027762 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Tolchards Limited is a well-established regional drinks wholesaler that has demonstrated ambitious growth through acquisition, increasing turnover by 30.3% to £33.8m in 2018 through the integration of Cascade Drinks. However, the near-flat EBITDA and declining gross margins indicate that this growth has come at the cost of profitability, with exceptional costs from premises relocation and business integration consuming operational leverage gains. The company occupies a strong regional position in a consolidating sector, and its investment in infrastructure, systems, and expanded capacity signals credible intent to be a consolidator rather than a target — but converting revenue scale into sustainable margins remains the critical challenge ahead.
Shareholders' funds
£2,525,284
Balance sheet as at 2018-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of a drinks wholesaler and distributor.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-09-23
- Employees
- 110 (2018 accounts · was 89 in 2017)
- Registered office
- Tolchards House, Woodland Road, Torquay, Devon, England, TQ2 7AX
- Postcode
- TQ2 7AX
- Capital
- 1,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 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
- 2025-09-21
- Next due by
- 2026-10-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46342 Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Officers 6 current · 3 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by JCM INVESTMENTS LIMITED — since 2025-08-22
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- tolchards.com
Tolchards are a leading drinks wholesaler supplying the hospitality industry across the south of England.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JCM INVESTMENTS LIMITED | 2009-11-13 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WESTERN HOUSE SILVERHILLS ROAD, DECOY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NEWTON ABBOT, DEVON, TQ12 5ND | 2018-06-07 |
| SOUTHGATE HOUSE 59 MAGDALEN STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4HY, UNITED KINGDOM | 2012-10-04 |
| C/O C/O FT CONSULTING & ACCOUNTING, SOUTHGATE HOUSE 59 MAGDALEN STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4HY | 2010-10-22 |
| 40 SOUTHERNHAY EAST, EXETER, EX1 1PE | 2010-07-21 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 15 similar companies in TQ
The largest employer among its local peers (110 staff).
Trading since 2009.
Competitors Newton Abbot
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5. S2AB LTD
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages in Newton Abbot.
The class of 2009
18%
of the 291 companies in this sector incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 79% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 6 titles
- Leasehold
- 6
- Most recent registration
- 2023-02-28
- Where
- Somerset (4), Isle Of Wight (1), Torbay (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST377747 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2023-02-28 | — |
| IW90883 | Isle Of Wight | Leasehold | 2021-05-06 | — |
| ST363221 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2021-01-21 | — |
| DN714303 | Torbay | Leasehold | 2019-06-10 | — |
| ST333710 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2017-01-24 | — |
| ST320780 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2016-04-26 | — |
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