DISTELL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
ZAR 90,927,956
+61% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£49m
ZAR 1,097,850,766
+38.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6.7m
ZAR -148,838,635
-65.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,917,538 | £751,133 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£9,132,648 | -£4,510,054 | -£7,063,692 | -56.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,493,164 | -£4,020,173 | -£6,658,255 | -65.6% | |
| Net profit | -£8,904,793 | -£4,391,084 | -£6,673,629 | -52% | |
| Cash | £936,616 | £2,526,442 | £4,067,637 | +61% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £35,484,460 | £49,112,050 | +38.4% | |
| Net assets | — | £35,484,460 | £49,112,050 | +38.4% | |
| Equity | £33,493,200 | £35,484,460 | £49,112,050 | +38.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from ZAR at 0.0447 per ZAR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -12.7% | -14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 1.6% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 6.14x | 9.91x | 16.24x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Net current assets are R160.0 million at 31 December 2025. As such, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Group structure
- DISTELL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Heineken Beverages (Zambia) Limited 90%
- KWA Holdings E.A. Limited 55.4%
- Heineken Beverages (UK) Limited 100%
- Angola Beverages Holding Company Limited 100%
- Hurlingham International Limited 100%
- Distell Spirits and Wines Tanzania Ltd 100%
- Distell Wines & Spirits (Canada) Incorporated 100%
- Heineken Beverages (Europe) GmbH 100%
- Heineken Beverages South America Limitada 99.9%
- Distell Uganda Operations Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company recapitalised Heineken Beverages (Zambia) Limited (HBZ), a Zambian based manufacturer and distributor of alcoholic beverages, via an equity injection of R371.7 million.”
- “During September 2026, the Company acquired additional shares issued by Distell Spirits and Wines Tanzania Limited (DSWT) for a total of R338.0 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLQUHOUN, Graeme Alexander | Director | 2023-04-26 | Jun 1972 | British |
| NIEMAN, Jan-Kees | Director | 2025-11-11 | Nov 1966 | Dutch |
| SANTRY, Kevin James Albert | Director | 2023-04-26 | Jan 1971 | British,Irish |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKEBUISI, Nwavudu Constance | Secretary | 2018-10-10 | 2023-04-25 |
| BLANDFORD-NEWSON, Christopher John | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2021-02-28 |
| DE WET, Johannes Wessels | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2025-11-30 |
| NATHAN, Steven Jeffrey | Director | 2016-04-08 | 2019-08-31 |
| NOLTE, Werner | Director | 2016-04-08 | 2023-04-25 |
| PATTON, Julian Deering | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-04-25 |
| RYCROFT, Kate Sarah | Director | 2019-11-15 | 2023-04-25 |
| THORNTON, Fraser John | Director | 2016-04-08 | 2023-04-25 |
| VOLSCHENK, Leonard Jacobus | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2023-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distell Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-22 | Active |
| Distell Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-08 | Ceased 2023-04-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-20 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-04-15 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-14 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.