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Company description
LWC DRINKS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 21 June 2011; registered for 15 years; registered office reported in MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46342 · Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages.
In its latest electronically filed accounts for the period ended 30 September 2025, it reported profit after tax £12,957,767, net assets £138,728,692, average employees 15. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 15 trade marks, 9 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED
- Company number
- 07677007
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 17 total · 4 outstanding · 13 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
30 September 2025Next accounts due
30 June 2027Last statement made up to
21 June 2026Next statement due
5 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Filed financials
Latest electronic accounts
- Profit before tax
- £18,276,648
- Profit after tax
- £12,957,767
- Fixed assets
- £155,938,304
- Net assets
- £138,728,692
- Current assets
- £133,140,585
- Current liabilities
- £122,241,986
- Total assets less current liabilities
- £166,836,903
- Cash at bank
- £11,598,004
- Equity
- £138,728,692
Figures are taken from company-filed iXBRL/XBRL. Coverage is limited to electronic filings in the imported Companies House batch. Missing figures do not mean zero, and values have not been audited by BritDB.
04 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -2.2%
- Mean bonus gap
- 80.7%
- Women receiving bonus
- 75.9%
- Men receiving bonus
- 68.9%
- Women in top quartile
- 27.6%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 21.6%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 22.5%
- Women in lower quartile
- 18.5%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 1000 to 4999-4.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-1.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-0.2% median hourly gap
- 500 to 999-5.5% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-5.9% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9991.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 999-5.2% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
LWC DRINKS LIMITED
LEI 213800QFSDN119ADU858 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 21 June 2011
- Initial LEI registration
- 5 January 2018
- LEI last updated
- 31 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 5 January 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- HS 540 LIMITED; LICENSED WHOLESALE COMPANY TRADING LIMITED
- Legal address
- GREENSIDE WAY, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, GB-MAN, M24 1SW, GB
- Headquarters address
- GREENSIDE WAY, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, GB-MAN, M24 1SW, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NATURAL_PERSONS
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NATURAL_PERSONS
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- LICENSED WHOLESALE COMPANY LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
- Approved
- 31 March 2021
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 31 March 2021
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Executive-level staff Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Demonstrated progress
We are looking to implement this
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: How to identify the signs of slavery and human trafficking
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers
- Group: Migrants
- Risk: What initial steps should be taken if slavery or human trafficking is suspected
- Mitigation: Continual monitoring of suppliers
- Risk: What external help is available
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
07 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Supply and Delivery of Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST · ocds-b5fd17-b0161273-0337-41ff-bb13-2b59e669928e
- Supplier named in award
- LWC
- Award value
- £300,000
- Contract period
- 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2028
- Published
- 9 July 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 15900000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b0161273-0337-41ff-bb13-2b59e669928e-2026-07-09T15:35:00+01:00
Supply of beers wines spirits and soft drinks
Newcastle City Council · ocds-b5fd17-84679e48-f872-4486-a83f-83fb3b25d0a0
- Supplier named in award
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED
- Award value
- £300,000
- Contract period
- 26 July 2023 – 25 July 2025
- Published
- 25 July 2023
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-84679e48-f872-4486-a83f-83fb3b25d0a0-2023-07-25T16:51:06+01:00
SOL- Contract for Beers, Wines and Spirits
SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-8df688d2-accf-45fb-b075-41f50fec8cc8
- Supplier named in award
- LWC Drinks
- Award value
- £20,000
- Contract period
- 23 June 2022 – 22 June 2023
- Published
- 16 August 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 15910000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8df688d2-accf-45fb-b075-41f50fec8cc8-2022-08-16T10:02:43+01:00
Supply of wines and spirits
Royal Northern College Of Music · ocds-b5fd17-a8c926fa-505d-4c27-872c-1574bc6ef6ca
- Supplier named in award
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED
- Award value
- £135,998
- Contract period
- 30 January 2022 – 29 January 2027
- Published
- 1 March 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 15910000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a8c926fa-505d-4c27-872c-1574bc6ef6ca-2022-03-01T09:58:50Z
Supply and Distribution of Spirits, Wine, Beer and Cider
Middlesbrough Council · ocds-b5fd17-dd7c88f5-221b-434c-b590-100da66ceef9
- Supplier named in award
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED
- Award value
- £256,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2025
- Published
- 27 January 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 15000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-dd7c88f5-221b-434c-b590-100da66ceef9-2022-01-27T16:00:56Z
Alcoholic Drinks
University of Lincoln · ocds-b5fd17-5b38e7c3-74a2-4e24-a6a1-9c440fed4db7
- Supplier named in award
- LWC DRINKS LIMITED
- Award value
- £90,000
- Contract period
- 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2024
- Published
- 10 September 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 15910000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5b38e7c3-74a2-4e24-a6a1-9c440fed4db7-2021-09-10T13:34:59+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
VHF
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 16 May 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 May 2022
SNAPPER
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 10 January 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 January 2022
CELTIC SPLASH
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 19 December 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 December 2025
MOONSHINE Premium Strength Since Original 1823 V O D K A STILL
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 9 January 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 January 2022
MOONSHINE Premium Strength Since Original 1823 V O D K A A PURE SPIRIT VODKA Distilled for clarity to give a clean neutral taste & unique flavour 1,5L 37.5% Vol
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 9 January 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 January 2022
BANGLA
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 3 March 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 March 2020
MOONSHINE
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 20 February 1990
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 February 2027
ADMIRAL VERNON’S OLD J
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 2 March 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
SHAPLA PAANI NATURAL SPRING WATER Natural spring water of rare purity. Being drawn deep from great british granite gives Shapla Paani its exceptional thirst quenching taste. Still
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 23 January 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 January 2018
CAPTAINS BAY
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 1 August 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 August 2016
CELTIC BLONDE
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 12 April 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 April 2016
SCUTTLED
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 21 June 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 June 2015
SCUPPERED
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2015
CHEEKY V
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 4 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 November 2014
GRAYS
Owner LWC Drinks Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 4 April 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 April 2016
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Licensed Wholesale Company Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- Uk Law
- Legal form
- Private Company Limited By Shares
- Place registered
- United Kingdom Companies Register
- Registration number
- 2053090
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
09 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
10 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
11 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
12 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Drinks supplies
Wilton Park · updated 29 May 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Bar Provisions
The North Yorkshire Council · updated 11 September 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Supply & Distribution of Spirits, Wine, Beer & Cider
Middlesbrough Council · updated 16 June 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
13 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
14 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
15 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
3 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: LICENSED WHOLESALE COMPANY TRADING LIMITED
- Company name
Previous name: HS 540 LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
17 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Company-filed electronic accounts and extracted headline financial facts.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.