KINGFISHER BEER EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£45K
-76.7% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
-49.7% vs 2023
Employees
44
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£401K
-6.9% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,192,083 | £24,323,972 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£46,808 | £21,519 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£375,556 | -£401,448 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£375,556 | -£401,448 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £191,061 | £44,501 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£100,297 | -£1,147,614 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,566,964 | -£2,345,017 | |
| Equity | £756,445 | £1,111,064 | -£1,162,827 | -£1,598,014 | -£2,191,408 | -£1,566,964 | -£2,345,017 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,060,078 | £2,219,186 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 46.7% | -1.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -0.14x | 0.05x |
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
- API Partnership Ltd t/a Chandler and Georges
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The company's reliance on debt finance since Covid19 (in the form of CBILS, overdrafts and invoice financing), combined with rising interest rates, has resulted to an increase in interest charged”
- “In the post year end period an equity injection of £500,000 was secured to allow the business to overcome cashflow constraints and respond to the changing landscape of the sector.”
- “In August 2024 the CBILS Loan repayment terms were extended to a ten-year term, ending in June 2030, materially reducing the annual repayments, allowing the company to be in a stronger financial position. The CBILS loan product came with government backed overdraft facilities which were also renewed in 2024, allowing for more liquidity within the business.”
- “Research and development tax relief claims for 2020 and 2021 totalling £196,000 are undergoing a HMRC Alternative Dispute Resolution. Whilst the directors believe matters will be concluded in their favour, the outcome remains uncertain.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIPMAN, Damien Leonard | Director | 2026-04-15 | Jul 1975 | British |
| PRICE, Kent De Mers | Director | 2019-11-28 | Jun 1943 | American |
| SHANGHAVI, Sunil | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, John David Beckett, Lord | Director | 2025-12-11 | Sep 1952 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Douglas Gordon | Secretary | 2008-12-16 | 2010-06-29 |
| BARNES, George Harold Abbott | Secretary | 1994-07-04 | 1996-01-01 |
| CORK, Bernard John | Secretary | — | 1992-07-01 |
| COUSINS, Michael Peter | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1998-10-09 |
| DAVIS, Mark Edward | Secretary | 2010-06-29 | 2019-12-13 |
| LODHI, Gul Mohammad Khan | Secretary | 1998-10-09 | 2008-10-19 |
| NEAME, Jonathan Beale | Secretary | 1992-07-01 | 1994-07-04 |
| ANAND, Deepak | Director | 1996-01-18 | 2002-04-30 |
| BECKETT TAYLOR, John David, Lord | Director | 2021-08-06 | 2024-01-19 |
| DOZEY, Brian Keith Colin | Director | 1993-06-10 | 2010-03-31 |
| GANDHI, Swinder Singh | Director | 1993-06-10 | 1995-11-27 |
| GANGULI, Kalyan | Director | 1996-01-18 | 2016-11-30 |
| MALLYA, Vijay, Doctor | Director | — | 2023-02-10 |
| MERCHANT, Jerome | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2018-09-16 |
| NEAME, Jonathan Beale | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1998-10-09 |
| NEAME, Robert Harry Beale | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2004-11-25 |
| NEAME, Robert Harry Beale | Director | — | 1998-10-09 |
| PATHAI (ANANTHASUBRAMANIAND), Murali | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2013-07-16 |
| PEACOCK, William Eric, Sir | Director | 2020-04-14 | 2026-01-02 |
| PURI, Sunil | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2006-10-31 |
| RAMAMURTHY, Shekar | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2020-08-01 |
| SINGH, Yashpal | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2017-11-09 |
| SWARBRICK, Damon William Thornton | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2020-04-14 |
| TOWNSHEND, David Royston | Director | 1993-06-10 | 2004-11-30 |
| WALAWALKAR, Surojit | Director | — | 1993-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Breweries International (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-10 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+14.8%
£21,192,083 £24,323,972
-
Cash
-76.7%
£191,061 £44,501
-
Net assets
-49.7%
-£1,566,964 -£2,345,017
-
Employees
0%
44 44
-
Operating profit
+146%
-£46,808 £21,519
-
Profit before tax
-6.9%
-£375,556 -£401,448
-
Wages
+7.7%
£2,060,078 £2,219,186
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