
Company Number
NI648509
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
steven pattison
richard ryan
Group Structure
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Industry
Specialised design activities
+1Registered Address
13 lombard street, belfast, BT1 1RB
Website
www.whenwearegiants.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of DRINKSOLOGY LIMITED at £9.1m based on a Turnover of £20.6m and 0.44x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DRINKSOLOGY LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-301.1k and a 3.59x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DRINKSOLOGY LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-1.2m and 1.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Drinksology Limited is a live company located in belfast, BT1 1RB with a Companies House number of NI648509. It operates in the wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages sector, SIC Code 46342. Founded in October 2017, it's largest shareholder is steven pattison with a 50% stake. Drinksology Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £20.6m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Drinksology Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
3 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £20.6m, make it larger than the average company (£13.9m)
£20.6m - Drinksology Limited
£13.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 16%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.8%)
16% - Drinksology Limited
8.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 17.2%, this company has a higher cost of product (34.1%)
17.2% - Drinksology Limited
34.1% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -2.4% make it less profitable than the average company (5.3%)
-2.4% - Drinksology Limited
5.3% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 43 employees, this is above the industry average (22)
43 - Drinksology Limited
22 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £47.7k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£46.3k)
£47.7k - Drinksology Limited
£46.3k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £479.4k, this is more efficient (£404.2k)
£479.4k - Drinksology Limited
£404.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 49 days, this is near the average (58 days)
49 days - Drinksology Limited
58 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 42 days, this is close to average (41 days)
42 days - Drinksology Limited
41 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 116 days, this is more than average (52 days)
116 days - Drinksology Limited
52 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
1 weeks - Drinksology Limited
16 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 109.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (61.1%)
109.5% - Drinksology Limited
61.1% - Industry AVG
Drinksology Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £20.6 million and the company has net assets of -£1.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Drinksology Limited has 43 employees and maintains cash reserves of £440.5 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | |
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Turnover | 20,614,622 | 17,191,549 | 14,693,479 | 13,224,425 | 16,090,425 | |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||
Cost Of Sales | 17,063,991 | 14,222,279 | 12,130,231 | 10,748,776 | 13,315,528 | |
Gross Profit | 3,550,631 | 2,969,270 | 2,563,248 | 2,475,649 | 2,774,897 | |
Admin Expenses | 4,048,061 | 2,869,328 | 2,391,097 | 2,243,579 | 1,662,519 | |
Operating Profit | -497,430 | 99,942 | 172,151 | 232,070 | 1,112,378 | |
Interest Payable | 1,335,291 | 95,310 | 16,583 | 4,772 | 851 | |
Interest Receivable | 484 | 1 | ||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -1,832,237 | 4,633 | 155,568 | 227,298 | 1,111,527 | |
Tax | 25,820 | 10,559 | -30,023 | -42,100 | -211,182 | |
Profit After Tax | -1,806,417 | 15,192 | 125,545 | 185,198 | 900,345 | |
Dividends Paid | 405,200 | 221,576 | ||||
Retained Profit | -1,806,417 | 15,192 | 125,545 | -220,002 | 678,769 | |
Employee Costs | 2,052,220 | 1,367,206 | 1,112,595 | 1,303,670 | 966,677 | |
Number Of Employees | 43 | 41 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 31 |
EBITDA* | -301,140 | 186,689 | 230,865 | 279,383 | 1,145,703 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tangible Assets | 248,487 | 260,246 | 176,140 | 141,938 | 122,867 | 99,977 |
Intangible Assets | 845,733 | 427,623 | 63,045 | 24,083 | 7,416 | 7,416 |
Investments & Other | ||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,094,220 | 687,869 | 239,185 | 166,021 | 130,283 | 107,393 |
Stock & work in progress | 5,427,750 | 3,405,052 | 2,096,580 | 1,564,077 | 1,420,225 | 1,580,693 |
Trade Debtors | 2,817,300 | 2,682,746 | 2,399,430 | 2,476,268 | 1,937,164 | 3,456,182 |
Group Debtors | 1,191,585 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 1,882,609 | 1,548,742 | 1,084,315 | 139,036 | 71,192 | 67,282 |
Cash | 440,495 | 200,526 | 59,846 | 44,249 | 21,310 | 56,263 |
misc current assets | ||||||
total current assets | 11,759,739 | 7,837,066 | 5,640,171 | 4,223,630 | 3,449,891 | 5,160,420 |
total assets | 12,853,959 | 8,524,935 | 5,879,356 | 4,389,651 | 3,580,174 | 5,267,813 |
Bank overdraft | 11,524,952 | 2,773,112 | 2,225,557 | 1,467,791 | 1,407,830 | 2,183,839 |
Bank loan | ||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,003,725 | 3,219,088 | 1,351,083 | 1,376,326 | 1,124,308 | 1,879,497 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 816 | 46,943 | ||||
other short term finances | ||||||
hp & lease commitments | 3,264 | |||||
other current liabilities | 551,421 | 1,209,970 | 787,496 | 428,209 | 365,148 | 475,401 |
total current liabilities | 14,080,098 | 7,202,170 | 4,364,136 | 3,273,142 | 2,897,286 | 4,588,944 |
loans | 716,667 | 916,667 | 650,000 | |||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||
other liabilities | ||||||
provisions | 25,820 | 33,467 | 26,968 | 23,345 | ||
total long term liabilities | 742,487 | 950,134 | 676,968 | 23,345 | ||
total liabilities | 14,080,098 | 7,944,657 | 5,314,270 | 3,950,110 | 2,920,631 | 4,588,944 |
net assets | -1,226,139 | 580,278 | 565,086 | 439,541 | 659,543 | 678,869 |
total shareholders funds | -1,226,139 | 580,278 | 565,086 | 439,541 | 659,543 | 678,869 |
Dec 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||
Operating Profit | -497,430 | 99,942 | 172,151 | 232,070 | 1,112,378 | |
Depreciation | 102,319 | 86,747 | 58,714 | 47,313 | 40,955 | 33,325 |
Amortisation | 93,971 | |||||
Tax | 25,820 | 10,559 | -30,023 | -42,100 | -211,182 | |
Stock | 2,022,698 | 1,308,472 | 532,503 | 143,852 | -160,468 | 1,580,693 |
Debtors | 1,660,006 | 747,743 | 868,441 | 606,948 | -1,515,108 | 3,523,464 |
Creditors | -1,215,363 | 1,868,005 | -25,243 | 252,018 | -755,189 | 1,879,497 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -658,549 | 422,474 | 359,287 | 63,061 | -110,253 | 475,401 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -25,820 | -7,647 | 6,499 | 3,623 | 23,345 | |
Cash flow from operations | -5,857,756 | 423,865 | -859,559 | -194,815 | -1,814,738 | |
Investing Activities | ||||||
capital expenditure | -140,718 | |||||
Change in Investments | ||||||
cash flow from investments | -140,718 | |||||
Financing Activities | ||||||
Bank loans | ||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -816 | 816 | -46,943 | 46,943 | ||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||
Long term loans | -716,667 | -200,000 | 266,667 | 650,000 | ||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -3,264 | 3,264 | ||||
other long term liabilities | ||||||
share issue | ||||||
interest | -1,334,807 | -95,309 | -16,583 | -4,772 | -851 | |
cash flow from financing | -2,051,474 | -295,309 | 249,268 | 646,044 | 49,456 | |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||
cash | 239,969 | 140,680 | 15,597 | 22,939 | -34,953 | 56,263 |
overdraft | 8,751,840 | 547,555 | 757,766 | 59,961 | -776,009 | 2,183,839 |
change in cash | -8,511,871 | -406,875 | -742,169 | -37,022 | 741,056 | -2,127,576 |
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DRINKSOLOGY LIMITED group structure
Drinksology Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Drinksology Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Steven Pattison (Oct 2017) and Mr Richard Ryan (Oct 2017).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Steven Pattison | Northern Ireland | 45 years | Oct 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Richard Ryan | Northern Ireland | 47 years | Oct 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Millar | Northern Ireland | 52 years | Nov 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
20.6m
+20%
operating profit
-497.4k
-598%
gross margin
17.3%
-0.28%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-1.2m
-3.11%
total assets
12.9m
+0.51%
cash
440.5k
+1.2%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
NI648509
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
74100 - Specialised design activities
46342 - Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
incorporation date
October 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Medium Company
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
AUBREY CAMPBELL & COMPANY
address
13 lombard street, belfast, BT1 1RB
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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