BRITANNIA SOFT DRINKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-23 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8K
+700% vs 2023
Net assets
£435M
-1.8% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£155M
+27% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRITANNIA SOFT DRINKS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- BASS MITCHELLS & BUTLERS (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 1896-03-05 → 1980-12-31
- HOPE & ANCHOR BREWERIES LIMITED 1896-03-05 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £138,409,000 | £176,364,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £122,158,000 | £155,105,000 | |
| Net profit | £123,222,000 | £155,105,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £8,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £442,736,000 | £434,841,000 | |
| Net assets | £442,736,000 | £434,841,000 | |
| Equity | £442,736,000 | £434,841,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 31.3% | 40.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.8% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.03x | 0.03x | |
| Interest cover | 6.83x | 6.43x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to remain in operation for the foreseeable future, which reflects a period to 31 March 2026, and have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The Directors have received written confirmation from the directors of parent company, Britvic plc, that they will provide financial support to the Company to assist it in meeting its liabilities as and when they fall due, but only to the extent that money is not otherwise available to the Company, for a period to 31 March 2026.”
Group structure
- BRITANNIA SOFT DRINKS LIMITED · parent
- Bela Ischia Alimentos Ltda 100%
- Empresa Brasileira de Bebidas e Alimentos SA 100%
- Globalbev Comércio De Bebidas Ltda. 100%
- Globalfruit Participações S.A., 100%
- Britvic Asset Company No.1 Limited 100%
- Britvic Asset Company No.2 Limited 100%
- Britvic Asset Company No.3 Limited 100%
- Britvic Asset Company No.4 Limited 100%
- Britvic Brands LLP 99.8%
- Britvic EMEA Limited 100%
- Britvic Finance Partnership LLP 100%
- Britvic Overseas Limited 100%
- Britvic Soft Drinks Limited 100%
- Jimmy's Iced Coffee Ltd 100%
- Robinsons Soft Drinks Limited 100%
- British Healthcare Trustees Limited 100%
- Britvic International Investments Limited 100%
- Britvic Pensions Limited 100%
- Wisehead Productions Limited 100%
- Britvic France SAS 100%
- Pressade SAS 100%
- Teisseire France SAS 100%
- Britvic Finance Limited 100%
- Aquaporte Limited 100%
- Britvic Ireland Pension Trust DAC 100%
- Britvic Irish Holdings Limited 100%
- Britvic Northern Ireland Limited 100%
- Britvic Property Partnership 100%
- Britvic Scottish Limited Partnership 100%
- Britvic Asia PTE Limited 100%
- Britvic North America LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On 7 November 2023, the Company subscribed for additional shares in Britvic EMEA Limited ('Britvic EMEA'), an existing subsidiary, for cash consideration of £136,526,996. The share subscription enabled Britvic EMEA to repay existing indebtedness to Britvic plc. ... the Company fully impaired this investment to reflect that this is not expected to be recoverable due to the level of historic and on-going losses sustained by Britvic EMEA. This resulted in an impairment charge of £136,526,996 recognised during the year.”
- “On 16 January 2025, Britvic plc and its subsidiary undertakings were acquired by Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carlsberg A/S.”
- “On 17 December 2024, Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited ("Carlsberg") and Britvic plc announced that clearances from each of the European Commission and the CMA in respect of the acquisition of Britvic plc by Carlsberg had been received, and that as a result all regulatory conditions had been satisfied. The Scheme was sanctioned by the Court on 15 January 2025 and became effective on 16 January 2025 when the Court Order was delivered to the Registrar of Companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINCK, Soren | Director | 2025-01-18 | Aug 1974 | Danish |
| BROWN, Jeremy Robert | Director | 2025-01-18 | Feb 1972 | British |
| GUNNARSSON LUNDGREN, Anna Cecilia | Director | 2025-01-18 | Nov 1973 | Swedish |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKBY, David | Secretary | 1999-06-17 | 2005-01-04 |
| HIGGINS, Laura Ann Maria | Secretary | 2016-01-27 | 2017-12-27 |
| LEWIS CAMACHO, Vanessa Margaret | Secretary | 2010-06-25 | 2016-01-27 |
| MOORE, Judith | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | 2024-04-05 |
| MOORE, Judith | Secretary | 2017-12-27 | 2023-07-17 |
| OLIVER, Marcia Frances | Secretary | 1996-11-21 | 1999-03-17 |
| PRICE, Dewi Brychan John | Secretary | 2005-01-04 | 2010-06-25 |
| SALTER, Michael Arnold Wilson | Secretary | — | 1996-11-21 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 1999-03-17 | 1999-06-17 |
| STOKER, Mollie | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | 2023-07-17 |
| ANGLES, James Walker | Director | — | 1992-05-29 |
| BABEAU, Emmanuel Andre Marie | Director | 2005-07-27 | 2005-11-18 |
| BARCLAY, Rupert George Maxwell Lothian | Director | 1998-09-21 | 1999-09-30 |
| BURROWS, Richard | Director | 2005-07-27 | 2005-11-18 |
| BUTLER, Philip Stanley | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
| DAVIES, Stephen John, Mr. | Director | 1992-05-29 | 2003-12-31 |
| DENNING, Edward John | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| DUNN, Mathew James | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2019-03-31 |
| FEARN, Matthew | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2005-10-28 |
| GIBNEY, John Michael | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2015-11-25 |
| GILLILAND, Stewart Charles | Director | 1997-05-28 | 2000-06-19 |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2005-04-11 | 2005-11-18 |
| HAMMOND, Michael Paul Holway | Director | 1998-09-21 | 1999-09-06 |
| HEATH, Chris | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2003-07-01 |
| HOUGHTON, Diana Jane | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2005-07-26 |
| HOUSE, David John | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2005-11-18 |
| KEHOE, Vincent Thomas | Director | — | 1994-08-23 |
| LEVETT, Alison Jill | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-07-26 |
| LITHERLAND, Peter Simon | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2025-01-18 |
| MACFARLANE, Peter Froude | Director | 1995-11-30 | 1998-09-21 |
| MOODY, Paul Stephen | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2013-02-26 |
| MORKILL, Thomas William | Director | — | 1994-08-23 |
| MUIR, Iain Alasdair Menzies | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2005-11-18 |
| NAFFAH, Karim | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2002-12-16 |
| NAPIER, Rebecca | Director | 2023-09-05 | 2025-01-18 |
| NORTH, Richard Conway | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| OGINSKY, Kenneth Arnold | Director | 1994-11-21 | 1998-09-21 |
| PAYNE, Ian Timothy | Director | 1994-08-23 | 1995-06-01 |
| PERELMAN, Alan Steven | Director | — | 2001-01-29 |
| PORTNO, Antony David, Dr | Director | — | 1996-03-01 |
| PRICE, Dewi Brychan John | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2010-09-13 |
| RICHARDSON, David Hedley | Director | 2000-09-29 | 2005-04-30 |
| ROGERS, Christopher Charles Bevan | Director | 2005-04-30 | 2005-11-18 |
| SMETHERS, Thomas Michael | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2023-09-05 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Director | 2003-05-28 | 2005-11-18 |
| SPREADBURY, Andrew David | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-12-18 |
| STOKER, Mollie | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2025-01-18 |
| TEMPLEMAN, Miles Howard | Director | — | 1997-05-28 |
| THOMAS, Alexandra Clare | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2023-05-18 |
| THOMAS, Caroline Emma Roberts | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2012-09-14 |
| THOMAS, Paul | Director | 1994-08-23 | 2000-08-21 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Robert | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2003-04-16 |
| VAN DER EEMS, Jeffrey Peter | Director | 2005-02-17 | 2005-04-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2005-02-17 |
| WILSON, Rosemary Joanne | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2023-03-31 |
| WINTER, Richard Thomas | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2005-11-18 |
| WRIGHT, Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britvic Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+700%
£1,000 £8,000
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£442,736,000 £434,841,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+27.4%
£138,409,000 £176,364,000
-
Profit before tax
+27%
£122,158,000 £155,105,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers