INTERCONTINENTAL BRANDS (ICB) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-22 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£416K
+640.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-16.4% vs 2024
Employees
102
-4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-279.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- INTERCONTINENTAL BRANDS (ICB) LIMITED 1990-04-27 → present
- FRESHUNIQUE LIMITED 1990-02-08 → 1990-04-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,034,828 | £31,396,353 | |
| Operating profit | £902,128 | -£1,130,811 | |
| Profit before tax | £741,107 | -£1,330,850 | |
| Net profit | £559,538 | -£981,641 | |
| Cash | £56,176 | £415,734 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,406,858 | £5,546,903 | |
| Net assets | £5,990,053 | £5,008,411 | |
| Equity | £5,990,052 | £5,008,411 | |
| Average employees | 107 | 102 | |
| Wages | £4,497,594 | £4,615,120 |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | -3.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | -20.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.3% | 58.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 5.60x | -5.65x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors have concluded that the existing working capital facilities including the working capital loans provided from their ultimate owner if required, are sufficient to meet all liabilities as they fall due for at least the 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- INTERCONTINENTAL BRANDS (ICB) LIMITED · parent
- ICB Distillery Limited
- Intercontinental Spirits Limited
Significant events
- “In October 2024 the business rebranded as Fortitude Spirits Group. Fortitude Spirits Group will operate through three distinct divisions, each designed to drive value and foster growth across production, brand development and distribution:”
- “Intercontinental Brands (ICB) Limited ("ICB") finalised its new management structure and completed the hiring of its new leadership team, with a new CFO and CEO joining in November 2024 and December 2024 respectively.”
- “The Company extended the loan facility with its ultimate controlling party, Warren Scott, in order to support investment in resources and capital equipment. The loan facility was extended to £900,000 on the 9th September 2025, to £1,380,000 on the 29th September 2025 and to £1,880,000 on the 19th January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Warren Michael | Director | 2023-06-29 | May 1963 | British |
| TAIT, Christopher Ian | Director | 2024-11-03 | Feb 1977 | British |
| WITHAM, Simon | Director | 2023-06-29 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Marcus William | Secretary | 2011-06-02 | 2019-07-16 |
| BURTON, Paul | Secretary | — | 1993-06-11 |
| COTTINGHAM, Susan Claire | Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 2011-06-02 |
| GAUSDEN, Anna Catheryn | Secretary | 2019-07-16 | 2021-07-30 |
| BLACK, Marcus William | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2023-06-29 |
| BURTON, Helen | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| BURTON, Paul | Director | — | 2011-01-20 |
| CARTHY, Michael John | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2023-06-29 |
| COTTINGHAM, Susan Claire | Director | 1993-06-11 | 2011-06-02 |
| DHANANI, Hasukh Kumar | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| HIBBERD, John | Director | — | 2011-01-20 |
| HIBBERD, Sandra Anne | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| MILLS, John | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2013-05-24 |
| WYATT, Christopher Mark | Director | 2023-07-05 | 2024-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercontinental Brands Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-29 | Active |
| Intercontinental Brands (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-05-02 | Ceased 2023-06-29 |
| Ldc (Managers) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-19.6%
£39,034,828 £31,396,353
-
Cash
+640.1%
£56,176 £415,734
-
Net assets
-16.4%
£5,990,053 £5,008,411
-
Employees
-4.7%
107 102
-
Operating profit
-225.3%
£902,128 -£1,130,811
-
Profit before tax
-279.6%
£741,107 -£1,330,850
-
Wages
+2.6%
£4,497,594 £4,615,120
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