
Company Number
11118086
Next Accounts
Dec 2025
Shareholders
whiskey (topco) limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
120 charing cross road, 3rd floor, london, WC2H 0JR
Website
lonsdalepartners.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WHISKEY (BIDCO) LIMITED at £80.7m based on a Turnover of £28.6m and 2.82x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WHISKEY (BIDCO) LIMITED at £16.5m based on an EBITDA of £1.4m and a 11.89x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WHISKEY (BIDCO) LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-17.8m and 1.27x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Whiskey (bidco) Limited is a live company located in london, WC2H 0JR with a Companies House number of 11118086. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in December 2017, it's largest shareholder is whiskey (topco) limited with a 100% stake. Whiskey (bidco) Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £28.6m with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Whiskey (Bidco) Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
8 Strong
0 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £28.6m, make it larger than the average company (£19m)
£28.6m - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
£19m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 155%, show it is growing at a faster rate (11.7%)
155% - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
11.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 80.8%, this company has a lower cost of product (34.9%)
80.8% - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
34.9% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -1.5% make it less profitable than the average company (4.5%)
-1.5% - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 416 employees, this is above the industry average (104)
416 - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
104 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £20.4k, the company has a lower pay structure (£44.5k)
£20.4k - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
£44.5k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £68.8k, this is less efficient (£189.3k)
£68.8k - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
£189.3k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 2 days, this is earlier than average (44 days)
2 days - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 122 days, this is slower than average (43 days)
122 days - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 24 days, this is less than average (34 days)
24 days - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 8 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
8 weeks - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 217.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.9%)
217.5% - Whiskey (bidco) Limited
68.9% - Industry AVG
Whiskey (Bidco) Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is £28.6 million and the company has net assets of -£17.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Whiskey (Bidco) Limited has 416 employees and maintains cash reserves of £995 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | |
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Turnover | 28,638,000 | 28,012,000 | 17,247,000 | 1,720,000 | 10,258,000 | 7,515,000 | |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||
Cost Of Sales | 5,491,000 | 5,372,000 | 3,756,000 | 386,000 | 2,280,000 | 1,981,000 | |
Gross Profit | 23,147,000 | 22,640,000 | 13,491,000 | 1,334,000 | 7,978,000 | 5,534,000 | |
Admin Expenses | 23,563,000 | 23,267,000 | 14,593,000 | 9,126,000 | 9,681,000 | 7,768,000 | |
Operating Profit | -416,000 | -627,000 | -1,102,000 | -7,792,000 | -1,703,000 | -2,234,000 | |
Interest Payable | 2,517,000 | ||||||
Interest Receivable | 12,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | ||
Pre-Tax Profit | -2,921,000 | -625,000 | -1,100,000 | -7,790,000 | -1,702,000 | -2,234,000 | |
Tax | 120,000 | ||||||
Profit After Tax | -2,921,000 | -625,000 | -1,100,000 | -7,790,000 | -1,702,000 | -2,114,000 | |
Dividends Paid | |||||||
Retained Profit | -2,921,000 | -625,000 | -1,100,000 | -7,790,000 | -1,702,000 | -2,114,000 | |
Employee Costs | 8,479,000 | 7,855,000 | 5,546,000 | 2,349,000 | 2,769,000 | 2,108,000 | |
Number Of Employees | 416 | 404 | 269 | 114 | 144 | 104 | 5 |
EBITDA* | 1,388,000 | 796,000 | -218,000 | -6,453,000 | -532,000 | -2,234,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | |
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Tangible Assets | 9,016,000 | 7,963,000 | 5,530,000 | 2,236,000 | 2,309,000 | 873,000 | |
Intangible Assets | 2,047,000 | 2,583,000 | 3,119,000 | 3,574,000 | 7,654,000 | 8,635,000 | |
Investments & Other | 10,500,000 | ||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 11,063,000 | 10,546,000 | 8,649,000 | 5,810,000 | 9,963,000 | 9,508,000 | 10,500,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 376,000 | 377,000 | 236,000 | 108,000 | 148,000 | 96,000 | |
Trade Debtors | 211,000 | 149,000 | 27,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | 176,000 | |
Group Debtors | 1,000 | 433,000 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 2,489,000 | 3,382,000 | 1,560,000 | 788,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,192,000 | |
Cash | 995,000 | 1,127,000 | 2,105,000 | 1,732,000 | 691,000 | 562,000 | |
misc current assets | |||||||
total current assets | 4,071,000 | 5,035,000 | 3,929,000 | 2,638,000 | 2,564,000 | 2,026,000 | 433,000 |
total assets | 15,134,000 | 15,581,000 | 12,578,000 | 8,448,000 | 12,527,000 | 11,534,000 | 10,933,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||
Bank loan | |||||||
Trade Creditors | 1,841,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,132,000 | 498,000 | 982,000 | 422,000 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||
other short term finances | 3,184,000 | 367,000 | 367,000 | 367,000 | 367,000 | ||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||
other current liabilities | 4,402,000 | 4,248,000 | 4,745,000 | 1,556,000 | 1,073,000 | 750,000 | |
total current liabilities | 6,243,000 | 5,648,000 | 9,061,000 | 2,421,000 | 2,422,000 | 1,539,000 | 367,000 |
loans | 26,161,000 | 24,278,000 | 17,228,000 | 18,761,000 | 15,444,000 | 13,632,000 | 11,767,000 |
hp & lease commitments | |||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||
other liabilities | 56,000 | 79,000 | 151,000 | 137,000 | |||
provisions | 449,000 | 429,000 | 366,000 | 257,000 | |||
total long term liabilities | 26,666,000 | 24,786,000 | 17,745,000 | 19,155,000 | 15,444,000 | 13,632,000 | 11,767,000 |
total liabilities | 32,909,000 | 30,434,000 | 26,806,000 | 21,576,000 | 17,866,000 | 15,171,000 | 12,134,000 |
net assets | -17,775,000 | -14,853,000 | -14,228,000 | -13,128,000 | -5,339,000 | -3,637,000 | -1,201,000 |
total shareholders funds | -17,775,000 | -14,853,000 | -14,228,000 | -13,128,000 | -5,339,000 | -3,637,000 | -1,201,000 |
Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||
Operating Profit | -416,000 | -627,000 | -1,102,000 | -7,792,000 | -1,703,000 | -2,234,000 | |
Depreciation | 1,268,000 | 887,000 | 430,000 | 258,000 | 190,000 | ||
Amortisation | 536,000 | 536,000 | 454,000 | 1,081,000 | 981,000 | ||
Tax | 120,000 | ||||||
Stock | -1,000 | 141,000 | 128,000 | -40,000 | 52,000 | 96,000 | |
Debtors | -831,000 | 1,943,000 | 790,000 | -927,000 | 357,000 | 935,000 | 433,000 |
Creditors | 441,000 | 268,000 | 634,000 | -484,000 | 560,000 | 422,000 | |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 154,000 | -497,000 | 3,189,000 | 483,000 | 323,000 | 750,000 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 20,000 | 63,000 | 109,000 | 257,000 | |||
Cash flow from operations | 2,835,000 | -1,454,000 | 2,796,000 | -5,230,000 | -58,000 | -1,973,000 | |
Investing Activities | |||||||
capital expenditure | -3,320,000 | -3,226,000 | |||||
Change in Investments | -10,500,000 | 10,500,000 | |||||
cash flow from investments | -3,320,000 | -3,226,000 | 10,500,000 | ||||
Financing Activities | |||||||
Bank loans | |||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -3,184,000 | 2,817,000 | 367,000 | ||||
Long term loans | 1,883,000 | 7,050,000 | -1,533,000 | 3,317,000 | 1,812,000 | 1,865,000 | 11,767,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||
other long term liabilities | -23,000 | -72,000 | 14,000 | 137,000 | |||
share issue | |||||||
interest | -2,505,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | ||
cash flow from financing | -646,000 | 3,796,000 | 1,300,000 | 3,457,000 | 1,813,000 | 1,543,000 | |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||
cash | -132,000 | -978,000 | 373,000 | 1,041,000 | 129,000 | 562,000 | |
overdraft | |||||||
change in cash | -132,000 | -978,000 | 373,000 | 1,041,000 | 129,000 | 562,000 |
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WHISKEY (BIDCO) LIMITED group structure
Whiskey (Bidco) Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
WHISKEY (BIDCO) LIMITED
11118086
Whiskey (Bidco) Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Nicholas Campbell (Feb 2018) and Mr Roy Ellis (Feb 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Nicholas Campbell | United Kingdom | 38 years | Feb 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Roy Ellis | United Kingdom | 62 years | Feb 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Nicholas Campbell | 38 years | Feb 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr David Gasparro | 59 years | Feb 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr Thomas Henry | United Kingdom | 41 years | Apr 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Benjamin Evans | England | 47 years | May 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
28.6m
+2%
operating profit
-416k
-34%
gross margin
80.9%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
-17.8m
+0.2%
total assets
15.1m
-0.03%
cash
995k
-0.12%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
11118086
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
December 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
ML AUDIT LLP
address
120 charing cross road, 3rd floor, london, WC2H 0JR
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
BURNESS PAULL LLP KEYSTONE LAW LLP
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