DRINKS WHOLESALE GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-07 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-24
Watchouts
Cash
£509K
+7.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+12.4% vs 2023
Employees
24
-4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£287K
+244.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-04-14
- DRINKS WHOLESALE GROUP LTD 2025-04-14 → present
- ELBROOK (CASH & CARRY) LIMITED 1984-11-21 → 2025-04-14
- ELBROOK CTN LIMITED 1984-08-09 → 1984-11-21
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £38,808,342 | £45,826,012 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £83,392 | -£490,551 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £83,392 | £287,499 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £83,392 | £287,499 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £474,897 | £508,985 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,314,589 | £2,602,088 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,314,589 | £2,602,088 | |
| Equity | £23,188,578 | £23,674,506 | £23,861,892 | £23,924,755 | £2,231,197 | £2,314,589 | £2,602,088 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £566,703 | £439,049 |
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 | 2018-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | -18.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.35x | 1.29x |
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
- Mehta & Tengra
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DRINKS WHOLESALE GROUP LTD · parent
- Prince Cash and Carry Limited
- All Drinks Cash and Carry Limited
- Drinks Wholesale Limited
Significant events
- “On 14th April 2025 the company change its name from Elbrook (Cash & Carry) Limited to Drinks Wholesale Group Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAWLA, Sanmeet Singh | Secretary | 2022-05-23 | — | — |
| GULATI, Pajmit Singh | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | — | — |
| KATARIA, Harmeet Singh | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | — | — |
| MADAN, Ajmit Singh | Secretary | 2024-10-01 | — | — |
| CHAWLA, Ajit Singh | Director | 2022-06-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHALID, Mohammed Ashiq | Secretary | — | 2010-12-20 |
| KHALID, Amjad | Director | 2022-08-24 | 2022-08-25 |
| KHALID, Amjad | Director | 2002-07-31 | 2022-07-22 |
| KHALID, Fukhera | Director | 1986-10-06 | 2022-07-22 |
| KHALID, Mohammed Ashiq | Director | 1990-04-24 | 2010-12-20 |
| KHALID, Shimshad | Director | 1990-04-25 | 2009-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks Wholesale Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-03-15 | Active |
| Mr Fukhera Khalid | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-14 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
+18.1%
£38,808,342 £45,826,012
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Cash
+7.2%
£474,897 £508,985
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Net assets
+12.4%
£2,314,589 £2,602,088
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Employees
-4%
25 24
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Operating profit
-688.2%
£83,392 -£490,551
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Profit before tax
+244.8%
£83,392 £287,499
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Wages
-22.5%
£566,703 £439,049
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