WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED

1. WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED 2009-07-03 → present
2. HAMSARD 3146 LIMITED 2008-11-19 → 2009-07-03

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

Hazlewoods LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have prepared projected cash flow information for the period to 31 December 2026. The projections indicate that the company will further improve profit in 2025, both in terms of absolute value and operating margin percentage. On the assumption that trading meets expectations and that the company's ultimate controlling party, EPE Special Opportunities Limited, continues to provide financial support, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “Revenue of £49.8m, up 9% year on year - with UK revenues up 6.5% and overseas revenues up 26%.”
• “Gross margin up 1.2 percentage points year on year, despite heavy inflationary pressure within the supply chain.”
• “Operating profit of £2.4m, up 15% year on year, with rising costs more than offset by sales and margin growth.”
• “Net profit of £1.6m, up 81% year on year.”
• “The fourth consecutive year of growth with gross revenue (inc. VAT) exceeding £50m for the first time.”
• “opening of our new brand concept store on Oxford Street, followed by further roll out in key relocations including: Gatwick North, Oxford Queen Street, Nottingham Victoria Centre, and Sheffield Meadowhall”
• “launch of our new Whittard rewards loyalty programme”
• “opening both our US office in New York, and unlocking faster distribution for B2B customers via a newly opened 3PL provider in Texas.”
• “opened new Wholesale partner accounts in the US, whilst also serving our first airline contract in the middle East.”
• “in Europe we achieved a 35% lift in revenues driven by our online channel as we managed to switch back on fulfilment following a prior year disruption to services.”
• “Continued with our goal to remove single use plastics in our product packaging.”
• “Maintained our membership of the Ethical Tea Partnership to ensure our tea gardens work to strict sustainable, ethical and socially responsible standards.”

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

Filings

7

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

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  —

  Not reported

• Employees

  +5.4%

  447 → 471

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