CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC
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Cash
£982K
-2.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
-4.9% vs 2023
Employees
92
+7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.4M
-160.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,135,454 | £18,844,856 | -6.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,452,958 | -£901,628 | -136.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,307,123 | -£1,400,399 | -160.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,527,350 | -£1,308,661 | -185.7% | |
| Cash | £1,004,305 | £981,963 | -2.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,699,104 | £42,969,224 | +0.6% | |
| Net assets | £34,325,937 | £32,651,595 | -4.9% | |
| Equity | £34,325,937 | £32,651,595 | -4.9% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 92 | +7% | |
| Wages | £4,079,874 | £4,098,104 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £817,054 | £864,294 | +5.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.2% | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | -2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.9% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | 2.05x | |
| Interest cover | 12.71x | -1.77x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC 2011-09-21 → present
- ENGLISH WINES GROUP PLC 2002-01-28 → 2011-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC · parent
- English Wines Plc 100%
Significant events
- “Current trading performance. Underlying consumer demand remained strong in 2024, and while Group NSR was down 5% since the prior year, this was impacted by c.£1.3m of one-off factors including retailer stock reductions in excess of £1m, with the impact of hosting the Coronation weekend in the comparative of c.£0.3m. 2024 Q4 trading, and in particular the Christmas period was very strong (+38% Sparkling, +29% Overall), demonstrating renewed momentum heading into 2025.”
- “Forecast trading performance. The directors have reviewed the Group's detailed trading budget and cash flow projections. Due to the long-term capital cycle of winemaking businesses, it takes several years for investment in new vineyards to translate into sales growth. Over the next three years, the Group has committed investments by way of cash into new vineyard plantings, plant and machinery, and the Group's IT platforms, so management believe the Group is well-positioned to achieve sustained growth through the period to 2028 and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUTON, Lourens | Secretary | 2025-04-08 | — | — |
| BROOKE, James Dominic | Director | 2013-08-05 | Jun 1971 | British |
| LITHERLAND, Peter Simon | Director | 2025-08-27 | Mar 1964 | British |
| MOUTON, Lourens | Director | 2025-04-08 | Nov 1986 | South African |
| PENNEFATHER, James Richard Somerset | Director | 2025-02-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SPENCER, Michael Alan | Director | 2023-06-29 | May 1955 | British |
| WRAY, Nigel William | Director | 2004-04-05 | Apr 1948 | British |
| WREN, Samantha Anne | Director | 2019-07-17 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Kerr | Secretary | 2002-01-28 | 2004-09-20 |
| GABAY, Nicholas Joseph | Secretary | 2002-01-28 | 2002-01-28 |
| SMITH, Robert Allan Charles | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | 2025-04-08 |
| WOODHOUSE, Richard Alexander Bruce | Secretary | 2004-09-20 | 2022-08-31 |
| BALFOUR-LYNN, Richard Gary | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2009-06-30 |
| BATH, Gareth Robert David | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-12-20 |
| BRETT, Paul | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2018-07-23 |
| BROWN, Christopher Kerr | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-09-20 |
| CARTER, Andrew James | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2025-01-31 |
| DREWE, Adrian Peter | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-10-07 |
| DUNSMORE, John Michael | Director | 2013-08-05 | 2020-07-01 |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2023-06-29 |
| GABAY, Nicholas Joseph | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2002-01-28 |
| GILLIAND, Stewart Charles | Director | 2021-05-19 | 2024-12-31 |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-09-24 |
| HARVEY, Mark Simon | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| HAZELL, Timothy Robert Brian | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2002-10-01 |
| HUME KENDALL, Simon Patrick | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-10-07 |
| KRAFTMAN, Paul Richard | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2004-10-07 |
| PARTRIDGE, Walter Michael James | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2002-01-28 |
| SMITH, Robert Allan Charles | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-04-08 |
| THOMPSON, Frazer Douglas | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2021-09-13 |
| WOODHOUSE, Richard Alexander Bruce | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2022-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipgl Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-09 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.