W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED
Active Company number 00046656
W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED (company number 00046656) is a private limited company incorporated on 28 January 1896. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Henley on Thames, RG9 2BA. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 28 December 2025, report net assets of £58.7m.
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Company Report on W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED (PDF)
The register, the accounts and the people behind the company in one PDF, for your own business use.
- Summary and Health Score: with the reasons behind the score
- Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
- Key figures: the accounts to 28 Dec 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 30 Sep 2027; confirmation statement due 14 May 2027
- Financials ledger: 8 years of filed accounts held (2018–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
- Charges: 7 outstanding of 10 charges registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 00046656
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 28 January 1896
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- BULL COURTYARD
BELL STREET
HENLEY ON THAMES
OXFORDSHIRE
RG9 2BA
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 30 April 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 14 May 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 28 December 2025 | 29 December 2024 | 31 December 2023 | 25 December 2022 | 26 December 2021 | 27 December 2020 | 29 December 2019 | 30 December 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £35.4m | £26.8m | £19.4m | £35.3m | £24.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £14.3m | £10.8m | £5.1m | £13.4m | £10.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £8.1m | £5.7m | £894k | £6.7m | £4.8m |
| Profit before tax | £7.5m | £7.3m | £7.7m | £11.3m | £6.6m | £476k | £7.3m | £4.9m |
| Profit after tax | £5.2m | £5.4m | £5.4m | £8.9m | £4.6m | £308k | £5.7m | £3.9m |
| Total assets | £117.7m | £98.5m | £96.4m | £95.6m | £89.7m | £85.5m | £90.5m | £87.1m |
| Cash at bank | £7.5m | £8.6m | £9.8m | £8.5m | £10.2m | £2.8m | £6.3m | £4.8m |
| Current liabilities | £43.7m | £39.0m | £40.5m | £43.7m | £45.9m | £46.3m | £55.3m | £56.7m |
| Net current liabilities | £29.9m | £28.2m | £28.9m | £32.9m | £34.0m | £42.2m | £45.8m | £45.5m |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £57.2m | £58.5m |
| Net assets | £58.7m | £55.2m | £50.6m | £45.9m | £37.7m | £33.5m | £33.2m | £28.5m |
| Employees | 469 | 400 | 355 | 317 | 324 | 354 | 354 | 308 |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- J.T.D. Investments Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 10 registered, 7 outstanding, 3 satisfied
Questions about W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED
Is W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED incorporated?
W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED was incorporated on 28 January 1896, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Henley on Thames, RG9 2BA. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: J.T.D. Investments Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00046656/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 28 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 10 charges: 7 outstanding and 3 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00046656/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is W.H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 8 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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