BOUTINOT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-18.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
+1.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
128
+1.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£690K
-71.7% first positive since 2020
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- BOUTINOT LIMITED 2001-06-01 → present
- WINESERVE LIMITED 2000-03-07 → 2001-06-01
- BOUTINOT WINES LIMITED 1996-09-01 → 2000-03-07
- BOUTINOT PRINCE LIMITED 1995-03-17 → 1996-09-01
- BROOKES BOUCHER LIMITED 1992-03-02 → 1995-03-17
- PAUL BOUTINOT WINES LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1992-03-02
- NEWNAME LIMITED 1980-11-25 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £108,659,275 | — | £126,520,799 | — | £142,800,499 | — | £139,277,276 | £135,134,195 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,297,466 | — | £5,430,341 | — | £6,239,171 | — | £3,678,761 | £2,303,791 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,690,087 | — | £5,038,236 | — | £5,729,068 | — | £2,437,731 | £690,062 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,392,491 | — | £4,075,074 | — | £4,534,886 | — | £1,924,671 | £393,018 | |
| Cash | — | £3,520,988 | — | £677,463 | — | £808,879 | — | £2,081,994 | £1,691,390 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,739,512 | — | £26,872,568 | — | £30,937,028 | — | £32,427,525 | £32,922,383 | |
| Net assets | — | £23,869,616 | — | £26,836,932 | — | £30,857,861 | — | £32,318,108 | £32,767,680 | |
| Equity | £25,272,305 | £23,869,616 | £23,869,616 | £26,836,932 | £26,836,932 | £30,857,861 | £30,857,861 | £32,318,108 | £32,767,680 | |
| Average employees | — | 118 | — | 112 | — | 118 | — | 126 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | £4,162,231 | — | £4,747,694 | — | £6,240,480 | — | £7,281,628 | £7,851,940 |
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 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -1.2% | — | 4.3% | — | 4.4% | — | 2.6% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.3% | — | 3.2% | — | 3.2% | — | 1.4% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -5.2% | — | 20.2% | — | 20.2% | — | 11.3% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.58x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.75x | — | 11.97x | — | 10.80x | — | 2.71x | 1.40x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show the Company should be able to operate within the banking and invoice discounting facilities available to it over the period to the end of August 2026 which is the period considered for directors going concern assessment. These forecasts are prepared on a business-as-usual basis and on the assumption that the current invoice discounting facility, and other revolving bank facilities which are subject to annual renewal will be renewed on similar terms in September 2025. The directors have concluded that the financial statements can be drawn up on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BOUTINOT LIMITED · parent
- EURL Boutinot 100%
- Boutinot South Africa (Pty) Limited 100%
- Boutinot Wines Limited 100%
- Boutinot Domaines SAS (France) 100%
Significant events
- “Investing for future growth via new IT infrastructure and the continued expansion of our project management, sales and marketing teams.”
- “cost-of-living crisis, legislation changes in alcohol duty, higher interest rates and inflationary pressures which contributed to a reduction in profit for the year.”
- “The UK national supermarket arena was the only sector where sales continued to decline as margin pressures prevailed with lower stock inventories held by retailers. Post the year end, growth has resumed with notable listings with most of the UK's largest supermarkets and several successful Christmas campaigns.”
- “Internationally, turnover continued to decline as sales throughout Europe continued to be affected by the cost-of-living crisis and economic uncertainty.”
- “Notable adverse movements in costs year on year include interest charges (£0.3m), salary inflation and team expansion (£0.6m), prudent debtor provisions (£0.4m)”
- “new corporate ERP system delivered in the 2nd half of 2024 and the development of a new website and ecommerce platform due for launch in summer 2025 which will enhance medium term revenue and profit growth”
- “addition of an exciting new range of products including a range of low and no alcoholic Spirits and Wines”
- “Boutinot in the UK was again voted 'no.1 Supplier' by the readers of The Wine Merchant Magazine and our Wildeberg winery voted winery of the year in South Africa for the third year running.”
- “ESG journey continues with the formation of a sustainability team and the engagement of external partners to gather and measure our Scope 3 environmental reporting data”
- “Carbon neutrality training for all members of the management teams has been undertaken in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORIARTY, Michael Joseph | Secretary | 1995-10-10 | — | British |
| MANERA, Claudio | Director | 2013-03-21 | Jan 1963 | Italian |
| MORIARTY, Michael Joseph | Director | 1995-10-10 | Aug 1965 | British |
| WHITELEY, Dennis | Director | 1995-01-26 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIDSTON, Alison Frances | Secretary | 1995-01-26 | 1995-04-05 |
| BOUTINOT, Kathleen Magaret | Secretary | — | 1995-01-26 |
| BIDSTON, Alison Frances | Director | 1995-01-26 | 1995-04-05 |
| BOUTINOT, Kathleen Magaret | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| BOUTINOT, Paul Roger | Director | — | 2013-03-21 |
| BROWN, Antony Malcolm | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2022-02-01 |
| DAVENPORT-BROWN, Paul | Director | — | 1992-03-01 |
| DAVIES, Iain Robert | Director | 2015-05-05 | 2020-05-05 |
| HUNT, Jane | Director | — | 1992-02-28 |
| LOWE, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-05-05 |
| MONRO, Angus | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2003-05-13 |
| RENSHAW, Peter Bernard Appleton | Director | 2001-03-25 | 2013-03-21 |
| WHITAKER, Lynne Elizabeth | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2002-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dennis Whiteley | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Mrs Donna Whiteley | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Araldica Castelvero Sca | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-3%
£139,277,276 £135,134,195
-
Cash
-18.8%
£2,081,994 £1,691,390
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£32,318,108 £32,767,680
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+1.6%
126 128
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-37.4%
£3,678,761 £2,303,791
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-71.7%
£2,437,731 £690,062
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
+7.8%
£7,281,628 £7,851,940
highest in 5 filed years
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