RATHFINNY WINE ESTATE LIMITED
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Cash
£261K
+13.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£10M
-41.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
176
+6.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.9M
-38.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,192,955 | £4,165,178 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,754,025 | -£2,000,943 | -14.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£2,112,803 | -£2,929,117 | -38.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£2,112,803 | -£2,929,117 | -38.6% | |
| Cash | £100 | £100 | £230,831 | £261,278 | +13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100 | £100 | £31,698,189 | £31,609,989 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£7,120,488 | -£10,049,605 | -41.1% | |
| Equity | £100 | £100 | -£7,120,488 | -£10,049,605 | -41.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 165 | 176 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,470,639 | £1,534,674 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £165,375 | £167,125 | +1.1% |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -41.8% | -48.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -50.4% | -70.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -5.5% | -6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 121.8% | 130.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 10.86x | 10.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -4.87x | -2.15x |
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
- RATHFINNY WINE ESTATE LIMITED 2011-01-18 → present
- RATHFINNY ESTATE LIMITED 2010-10-15 → 2011-01-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the shareholders, who were owed £29,205,865 as at 31st March 2025, will continue to support the company for a period of at least 12 months from the signing of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIVER, Mark John | Director | 2010-10-15 | Jun 1964 | British |
| DRIVER, Millicent Rose | Director | 2021-10-30 | May 1992 | British |
| DRIVER, Sarah Patricia | Director | 2010-10-15 | Apr 1963 | British |
| EVERETT, James Douglas | Director | 2021-08-10 | Jun 1980 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Douglas Everett | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-11-24 | Active |
| Mr Mark John Driver | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Sarah Patricia Driver | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.