CONTINENTAL BOTTLE CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£886K
+57.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+18.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
39
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+35.1% first positive since 2022
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,131,895 | £22,924,117 | £22,339,321 | £23,672,141 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,840,398 | £2,524,956 | £2,011,210 | £2,747,185 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,785,583 | -£1,021,555 | £1,998,470 | £2,699,239 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,315,035 | -£845,770 | £1,855,419 | £1,634,630 | |
| Cash | — | — | £182,687 | £1,369,778 | £564,194 | £886,274 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,661,899 | £5,869,168 | £8,689,681 | £10,295,175 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,594,570 | £5,864,173 | £8,660,545 | £10,295,175 | |
| Equity | £2,916,532 | £3,789,390 | £6,594,570 | £5,864,173 | £8,660,545 | £10,295,175 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | £805,068 | £1,085,092 | £1,326,862 | £1,356,439 |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 11.3% | 11.0% | 9.0% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 9.2% | -3.7% | 8.3% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 32.8% | 43.0% | 23.1% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.31x | 2.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 51.78x | 25.28x | 154.16x | 57.29x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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.”
Significant events
- “During the year to 31 December 2024 the company's sales increased 6% with gross profit increasing by £755k. The gross profit increased by 2.1% to 21.4%.”
- “Following acquisition by Tricorbraun Limited and the disposal of the freehold property to Emsden Properties Limited, a company under control of the former majority shareholder, Mr Lee Emsden, granted a lease on the property to the company for £61,338 per annum.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-09 | — | — |
| DOYLE, Michael John | Director | 2026-01-23 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HIRST, Matthew | Director | 2025-05-21 | Nov 1977 | British |
| JAMROZ, Scott David | Director | 2024-01-19 | Mar 1978 | American |
| KIBLER, Chad William | Director | 2022-05-09 | Jun 1973 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMSDEN, George William Taffy | Secretary | 1991-05-29 | 2022-05-09 |
| CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1991-04-30 | 1991-04-30 |
| BEAMER, Scott David | Director | 2022-05-15 | 2022-07-07 |
| BURROWS, David | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2022-05-09 |
| CROSS, Roger David | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2018-04-06 |
| EMSDEN, George William Taffy | Director | 1991-05-29 | 2022-05-09 |
| EMSDEN, Lee Jonathan | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2022-05-09 |
| EMSDEN, Wendy | Director | 1991-05-29 | 2022-05-09 |
| MATHEWS, Brandi Kay | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2024-01-19 |
| MCCARTHY, Declan John | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2024-08-30 |
| O'BRYAN, Mark Robert | Director | 2024-09-02 | 2026-01-23 |
| STROPE, Keith James | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2026-01-23 |
| TCHERTOFF, Bernard Robert | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2014-01-17 |
| TZINBERG, Neil Elliot | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2023-08-14 |
| CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1991-04-30 | 1991-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricorbraun Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-09 | Active |
| Mr Lee Jonathan Emsden | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-25 | Ceased 2022-05-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+6%
£22,339,321 £23,672,141
-
Cash
+57.1%
£564,194 £886,274
-
Net assets
+18.9%
£8,660,545 £10,295,175
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.4%
37 39
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+36.6%
£2,011,210 £2,747,185
-
Profit before tax
+35.1%
£1,998,470 £2,699,239
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
+2.2%
£1,326,862 £1,356,439
highest in 4 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