BERKMANN FAMILY HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-24 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-10
Watchouts
Cash
£229K
-68.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
237
+11.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+23.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- BERKMANN FAMILY HOLDINGS LIMITED 2011-07-28 → present
- BERKMANN HOLDINGS LIMITED 1988-02-01 → 2011-07-28
- BERKMANN WINE CELLARS LIMITED 1982-07-08 → 1988-02-01
- BERKMANN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1982-07-08
- BERKMANN WINE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1978-12-31
- DUPAT FOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED 1964-01-30 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £100,959,615 | £112,001,428 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,661,784 | £3,896,638 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,547,824 | £3,135,239 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,864,581 | £1,941,897 | |
| Cash | — | £730,828 | £228,628 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,488,475 | £26,164,776 | |
| Net assets | £1,762,879 | £20,546,876 | £22,508,240 | |
| Equity | £1,762,879 | £20,212,924 | £22,134,588 | |
| Average employees | — | 213 | 237 | |
| Wages | — | £9,831,288 | £10,941,295 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.6% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.8% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.9% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.58x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.35x | 10.74x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BERKMANN FAMILY HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Berkmann Wine Cellars Limited 98.38%
- Spirit Cartel Limited 100%
- Churchill Vintners Limited 100%
- Berkmann Wine Cellars Do Brasil Ltda 92.5%
- Berkmann Ltd 100%
- Cartel Brands Limited 51%
- Cantinetta London Limited 20%
Significant events
- “The key decision made by the board during the year was to establish Cartel Brands. Currently a dormant entity, in future Cartel Brands will create and bring new to world spirit brands into the UK market and potentially other markets.”
- “Post year end 50% of the investment in Cantinetta was sold, leaving a 10% investment remaining.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2023-08-22 | — | — |
| BERKMANN, Catherine Eva | Director | 2019-05-24 | Jun 1978 | British |
| BERKMANN, Ewa Smolinska | Director | 2014-06-01 | Feb 1949 | British |
| BERKMANN, Rupert Anthony | Director | 2009-09-16 | Dec 1979 | British |
| HAIDACHER, Peter | Director | 2010-12-01 | Nov 1943 | Austrian |
| HUNT, Alexander Julian | Director | 2025-04-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| LOWE, William Peter | Director | 2021-10-28 | Nov 1961 | British |
| MARSHALL, Charles Edward | Director | 2023-08-22 | May 1969 | British |
| RAJ, Nitkuna Raj Vimala | Director | 2023-08-22 | Oct 1966 | Malaysian |
| RICARD, Bruno Jean-Luc | Director | 2020-09-09 | Jul 1958 | French |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALNAN, Keith Daniel | Secretary | — | 2011-12-31 |
| VIMALA RAJ, Nitkuna Raj | Secretary | 2012-02-10 | 2023-08-22 |
| BERKMANN, Aida | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2006-01-17 |
| BERKMANN, Joseph | Director | — | 2025-10-01 |
| CALNAN, Keith Daniel | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2011-12-31 |
| CALNAN, Keith Daniel | Director | — | 2009-09-16 |
| CHANGELA, Dinesh | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2009-09-16 |
| CHEESMAN, Allan Barton | Director | 2005-06-14 | 2008-11-15 |
| GIRET, Claude | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| GOODYEAR, Stephen Frederick | Director | 2025-01-06 | 2026-02-26 |
| HAIDACHER, Peter | Director | 1996-06-20 | 2009-09-21 |
| PAGENDAM, George | Director | — | 1993-07-07 |
| RICARD, Bruno Jean-Luc | Director | 2006-11-02 | 2009-09-16 |
| ZOIA, Franco | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rupert Anthony Berkmann | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2020-04-01 | Active |
| Latin-American Rum Traders S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2017-07-28 |
| Mr Joseph Berkmann | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
+10.9%
£100,959,615 £112,001,428
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Cash
-68.7%
£730,828 £228,628
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Net assets
+9.5%
£20,546,876 £22,508,240
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+11.3%
213 237
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Operating profit
+46.4%
£2,661,784 £3,896,638
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Profit before tax
+23.1%
£2,547,824 £3,135,239
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Wages
+11.3%
£9,831,288 £10,941,295
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers