EDRINGTON UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. EDRINGTON UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2021-08-02 → present
2. EDRINGTON-BEAM SUNTORY UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2018-03-27 → 2021-08-02
3. MAXXIUM UK LIMITED 2000-03-23 → 2018-03-27
4. HIGHLAND DISTILLERS BRANDS UK LIMITED 2000-02-25 → 2000-03-23
5. M M & S (2608) LIMITED 2000-02-04 → 2000-02-25

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 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In addition, the 1887 Company Limited has provided a letter of financial support to the company which together with the forecasts indicate, to the Directors' satisfaction, that the company has resources more than sufficient to continue in operational existence for the at least 12 months from date of signing and therefore it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Company has seen a significant reshaping of the business during the year following the announcement in March 2024 to end the sales, marketing and distribution agreement with Suntory Global Spirits in the UK. This was successfully executed on 31 January 2025.”
• “Sale of The Famous Grouse to William Grant & Sons in March 2025 and completion of the sale on 1 July 2025, Company discontinued these product lines.”
• “This is another significant change to the distribution portfolio for the Company as we focus on our ultra-premium strategy.”

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

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -21.1%

  £250,050,000 → £197,174,000

• Cash

  -96.3%

  £5,755,000 → £212,000

• Net assets

  +2.6%

  £56,597,000 → £58,043,000

• Employees

  -6.1%

  212 → 199

• Operating profit

  -24.8%

  £7,231,000 → £5,440,000

• Profit before tax

  -12.4%

  £6,216,000 → £5,445,000

• Wages

  -5.5%

  £11,752,000 → £11,103,000

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