Drinks Wholesale Group Ltd
Registered name: DRINKS WHOLESALE GROUP LTD
Part of Chawla & Gulati Property Investments Limited groupDrinks Wholesale Group Ltd made £71.6m revenue and £763k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Drinks Wholesale Group Ltd’s revenue grew 56% to £71.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £763k profit and 75 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Mitcham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Mitcham, London
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Drinks Wholesale Group Holdings Ltd”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £38.8m | £45.8m | £71.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | £36.9m | £43.7m | £67.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £2m | £2.1m | £4.4m |
| Operating profit | −£3.1m | £83.4k | −£491k | £849k |
| Profit before tax | £4.6m | £83.4k | £287k | £816k |
| Profit after tax | £4.7m | £83.4k | £287k | £763k |
| Profit (best available) | £4.7m | £83.4k | £287k | £763k |
| Staff costs | £966k | £624k | £476k | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 25 | 24 | 75 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 5% | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1.6m | £1.9m | £954k |
| Profit per employee | £88.2k | £3.3k | £12k | £10.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | 171.6% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲18.1% | ▲56.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼98.2% | ▲244.8% | ▲165.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼52.8% | ▼4% | ▲212.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £733k | £475k | £509k | £60k |
| Net assets | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.6m | £3.3m |
| Fixed assets | £19.2k | £117k | £229k | £434k |
| Current assets | £6m | £8.5m | £10.5m | £20.6m |
| Debtors | £2.9k | £962k | £1.7m | £3.4m |
| Cash from operations | £23k | £143k | −£183k | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £954k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲27%
- Now £3.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼88%
- Now £60k
- Headcount
- ▲213%
- Now 75
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲89%
- Now £434k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Chawla & Gulati Property Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Drinks Wholesale Group Holdings Ltd75–100%
- Drinks Wholesale Group Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £763k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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