WILLIAM GRANT & SONS UK LIMITED

1. WILLIAM GRANT & SONS UK LIMITED 2014-07-08 → present
2. FIRST DRINKS BRANDS LIMITED 1996-10-02 → 2014-07-08
3. TELTSCHER BROTHERS LIMITED 1988-09-26 → 1996-10-02
4. CLEANSOLD LIMITED 1988-08-19 → 1988-09-26

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The ultimate parent entity has provided a letter of support for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. The Directors are satisfied that the Group has the ability to provide this support, should it be required. In assessing the financial strength of the Group, the Directors considered the operational and financial forecasts prepared by the Group. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”

Significant events

• “2024 was a very challenging year in the UK, the ONS reported that real GDP per head fell by 0.1% across 2024. Whilst inflation was falling during 2024 from its recent peak in 2023 and there was growth in wages, the high prices of consumer staples, energy and interest rates resulted in generally suppressed consumer demand. This adverse macro-economic climate along with the impact of the duty regime change in August 2023 on prices, resulted in an overall decline in the UK spirits market vs. 2024.”
• “Further improvements were implemented during 2024, including security monitoring, information security awareness and training, and enhancing the security configuration of some of the company's key information assets.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -15.4%

  £102,020,000 → £86,306,000

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +5.1%

  £867,000 → £911,000

• Employees

  -3.5%

  142 → 137

• Operating profit

  +218.8%

  £650,000 → £2,072,000

• Profit before tax

  -7.7%

  £650,000 → £600,000

• Wages

  -9.9%

  £9,653,000 → £8,695,000

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