J.W. FILSHILL LIMITED

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

Henderson & Company

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 group's and the parent 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.”

Group structure

1. J.W. FILSHILL LIMITED · parent
   1. Nethercommon Holdings Limited 100% · UK · Holding Company
   2. J.W. Filshill International Limited 51% · UK · Beer Distributors
   3. Differentiator Brands Limited 100% · UK · Wine Distributors
   4. Iain Hill Limited 100% · UK · Food Distribution

Significant events

• “The company has invested heavily in the upskilling of many employees to take full advantage of the advancements in artificial intelligence and ensure that we make use of these tools across all areas of the business.”
• “We also continue to push forward with investment in other areas of technology such as the innovative use of data, Scope 3 Emissions tracking software and industry specific opportunities (electronic shelf edge labels).”
• “JW Filshill continued to heavily engage with our workforce on Safety, Health and Wellbeing, in particular mental health.”
• “Engagement with charities and local support organisations (around our Westway site but also around individual Keystores across the country) is targeted at areas identified through feedback sessions with staff and customers to maximise the support we give.”
• “A number of key changes were made during the year to improve our impact on the environment, for example we switched our delivery fleet fuel from diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) at our Westway site, we now have two fully electric 19 tonne vehicles out delivering every day and are maximising their use where possible, and we engage with a number of external bodies (both in the public and private sector) to share ideas and best practice.”

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

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -0.5%

  £214,882,448 → £213,724,321

• Cash

  +22.2%

  £1,266,871 → £1,547,483

• Net assets

  +16.1%

  £21,559,795 → £25,024,290

• Employees

  +7%

  230 → 246

• Operating profit

  +18.7%

  £4,205,439 → £4,991,957

• Profit before tax

  +22.8%

  £3,989,045 → £4,897,300

• Wages

  -1.2%

  £9,606,422 → £9,494,408

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