A & B VINTNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2m
-5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2m
-7% vs 2024
Employees
9
-10% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-12.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,538,371 | £13,439,949 | £13,561,423 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,927,611 | £1,992,893 | £1,741,771 | -12.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,967,156 | £2,171,568 | £1,890,523 | -12.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,492,597 | £1,624,061 | £1,407,291 | -13.3% | |
| Cash | £2,146,980 | £2,348,725 | £2,570,171 | £3,061,630 | £4,414,484 | £4,168,469 | -5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,857,456 | £1,910,159 | £2,442,967 | £3,237,758 | £3,471,825 | £3,221,184 | -7.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,845,735 | £1,896,203 | £2,434,967 | £3,227,564 | £3,451,625 | £3,208,916 | -7% | |
| Equity | £1,845,735 | £1,896,203 | £2,434,967 | £3,227,564 | £3,451,625 | £3,208,916 | -7% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | -10% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £931,010 | £987,017 | £1,059,773 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £464,250 | £499,250 | £575,000 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £24,000 | £24,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £364,250 | £427,281 | £512,220 | +19.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 15.4% | 14.8% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.9% | 12.1% | 10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 59.5% | 57.4% | 54.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.8% | 71.7% | 74.4% | 75.9% | 74.3% | 68.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.05x | — |
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
- Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As shown in the financial statements the Company holds considerable reserves and remains profit making, as such the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- A & B VINTNERS LIMITED · parent
- AB Vintners Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2026 the company's new website and trading site was completed and put into use. As a result, website development costs will be subsequently amortised from this date over the asset's useful life.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2007-09-17 | — | British |
| ARNOLD, John Charles | Director | 1998-05-27 | Feb 1964 | British |
| DAVIES, Simon Christopher | Director | 2014-01-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, John Charles | Secretary | 1998-05-27 | 2007-09-17 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-27 | 1998-05-27 |
| BROOK, Kenneth Michael | Director | 1998-05-27 | 2007-09-17 |
| KIDNEY, Alexander Nicholas | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2022-05-31 |
| KIDNEY, Alexander Nicholas | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-03-08 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-27 | 1998-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Charles Arnold | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-05-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.