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Company No. 05465686 · Incorporated 27 May 2005

Freixenet Copestick Limited

Registered name: FREIXENET COPESTICK LIMITED

Freixenet Copestick Limited made £144m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Freixenet Copestick Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £144m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9m profit and 133 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Newbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Newbury, South East
Age
21 yrs · since 2005
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£144m
Growth ▲2.4%
Profit
£1.9m
Growth —
Profit margin
1.3%
Gross 19.3%
Employees
133
Change ▼0.8%
Profit / employee
£14k
Revenue/employee £1.1m
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£141m£144m
Cost of sales——−£117m−£116m
Gross profit——£23.4m£27.9m
Operating profit——−£2.4m£5.3m
Profit before tax——−£4.4m£3.5m
Profit after tax−£358k£1.1m−£5m£1.9m
Profit (best available)−£358k£1.1m−£5m£1.9m
Employees (average)111144134133
Ratios
Profit margin——−3.5%1.3%
Gross margin——16.6%19.3%
Revenue per employee——£1.1m£1.1m
Profit per employee−£3.2k£7.4k−£37.2k£14k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲2.4%
Profit growth——▼566.1%—
Headcount growth—▲29.7%▼6.9%▼0.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.7m£387k——
Net assets£29m£30.1m——
Fixed assets£32m£30.5m——
Current assets£65.1m£68.8m——
Debtors£35m£40.1m——
Deferred income£5.4m£4.5m——
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024Accounts · bulk data May 2026Accounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
19.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£14k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼1%
Now 133
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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