BRITVIC 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
£6M
-81.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£381M
-29.1% vs 2023
Employees
2,134
+7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£181M
+1.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LIMITED 1989-04-10 → present
- BRITVIC CORONA LIMITED 1987-03-13 → 1989-04-10
- BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LIMITED 1986-10-08 → 1987-03-13
- CANADA DRY RAWLINGS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1986-10-08
- CANADA DRY (U.K) LIMITED 1953-03-16 → 1981-12-31
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 | £1,222,659,000 | £1,317,214,000 | |
| Operating profit | £121,999,000 | £192,306,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £178,339,000 | £180,904,000 | |
| Net profit | £147,834,000 | £134,461,000 | |
| Cash | £33,658,000 | £6,257,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £583,321,000 | £440,990,000 | |
| Net assets | £537,824,000 | £381,050,000 | |
| Equity | £537,824,000 | £381,050,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,982 | 2,134 | |
| Wages | £133,467,000 | £150,033,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 14.6% | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.9% | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | 4.73x | 5.83x |
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 102
- 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.”
Group structure
- BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LIMITED · parent
- Britvic Healthcare Trustee Limited 100%
- Robinsons Soft Drinks Limited 100%
- Wisehead Productions Limited 100%
- Jimmy's Iced Coffee 100%
- Britvic Irish Holdings Limited 13.18%
- Aquaporte Limited 100%
- Britvic Ireland Limited 100%
- Britvic Ireland Pension Trust DAC 100%
- Britvic Northern Ireland Limited 100%
- Britvic Finance Partnership LLP 99.95%
Significant events
- “In July the Board of Britvic plc recommended an offer from Carlsberg Group of 1,315 pence for each Britvic plc share to acquire Britvic plc. In August, Britvic shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour to accept the offer. Currently, we wait the outcome of the competition authorities' review. If approved, we anticipate the transaction will complete in Q1 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Jeremy Robert | Secretary | 2025-01-18 | — | — |
| BRINCK, Soren | Director | 2025-01-18 | Aug 1974 | Danish |
| BROWN, Jeremy Robert | Director | 2025-01-18 | Feb 1972 | British |
| DAVIES, Paul Thomas | Director | 2025-01-18 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GUNNARSSON LUNDGREN, Anna Cecilia | Director | 2025-01-18 | Nov 1973 | Swedish |
| SMETHERS, Thomas Michael | Director | 2025-01-18 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKBY, David | Secretary | 1999-06-17 | 2005-01-04 |
| MOORE, Judith | Secretary | 2023-05-18 | 2023-07-17 |
| OLIVER, Marcia Frances | Secretary | — | 1999-03-17 |
| PRICE, Dewi Brychan John | Secretary | 2005-01-04 | 2010-09-13 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 1999-03-17 | 1999-06-17 |
| STOKER, Mollie | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | 2025-01-18 |
| THOMAS, Alexandra Clare | Secretary | 2012-09-14 | 2023-05-18 |
| THOMAS, Caroline Emma Roberts | Secretary | 2010-09-13 | 2012-09-14 |
| BARWELL, Matthew Robert | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2023-06-30 |
| BEANEY, Alan Raymond | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| BOYD, James Charles Roger | Director | — | 2004-01-06 |
| BROWN, Zareena | Director | 2020-05-13 | 2021-09-22 |
| DAVIES, Stephen John, Mr. | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| DUCK, Jonathan Matthew | Director | 1998-10-22 | 1999-09-24 |
| DUNN, Mathew James | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2019-03-31 |
| FROST, Douglas John | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2018-06-22 |
| GIBNEY, John Michael | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2015-11-25 |
| GRAHAM, Richard Paul | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2025-01-18 |
| HARRIS, Murray James | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2013-01-18 |
| HARRISON, Malcolm Charles William | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-05-22 |
| HINCHLIFFE, Edward, Doctor | Director | 1996-07-15 | 1998-10-23 |
| HOOPER, Clive Alastair | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2020-12-31 |
| JONES, Trevor | Director | — | 1997-04-10 |
| KAY, Stephen John | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1996-09-06 |
| LITHERLAND, Peter Simon | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2025-01-18 |
| MARSDEN, Andrew Charles | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2007-08-01 |
| MOODY, Paul Stephen | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2013-02-26 |
| NAPIER, Rebecca | Director | 2023-09-05 | 2025-01-18 |
| NORTH, Richard Conway | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| PORTNO, Antony David, Dr | Director | — | 1996-03-01 |
| POTTS, Steve | Director | 2020-05-13 | 2024-04-12 |
| RICHARDS, Andrew | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2011-11-25 |
| ROSE, Martin Nicholas John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2013-09-29 |
| SALTER, Michael Arnold Wilson | Director | — | 1998-10-07 |
| SHETTY, Sudeep | Director | 2022-07-22 | 2024-05-09 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-11-24 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Director | 1997-04-10 | 1999-06-18 |
| STEWART, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2015-10-30 |
| STOKER, Mollie | Director | 2023-10-04 | 2025-01-18 |
| SUVARNA, Vanshikrishna | Director | 2024-05-09 | 2025-01-18 |
| TERVOORT, Cindy | Director | 2023-08-03 | 2025-01-18 |
| THOMAS, Martin Duncan | Director | — | 1996-07-01 |
| TOMLINS, Eleanor Kate | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2025-01-18 |
| UTTERIDGE, Michael Anton | Director | — | 1998-10-07 |
| WADDS, Geoffrey Alan | Director | — | 1998-10-02 |
| WILSON, Rosemary Joanne | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Soft Drinks Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 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 | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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 | |
| 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 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director 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
+7.7%
£1,222,659,000 £1,317,214,000
-
Cash
-81.4%
£33,658,000 £6,257,000
-
Net assets
-29.1%
£537,824,000 £381,050,000
-
Employees
+7.7%
1,982 2,134
-
Operating profit
+57.6%
£121,999,000 £192,306,000
-
Profit before tax
+1.4%
£178,339,000 £180,904,000
-
Wages
+12.4%
£133,467,000 £150,033,000
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