Website & contact details
- Website
Kingfisher Beer Europe Limited
- Incorporated
- 31 March 1989 (37 years)
- Previously known as
- Ubsn Limited (until 30 March 2011)Faststrike Limited (until 25 August 1989)
- Industry
- Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342)
- Directors
- Damien Leonard LipmanJohn David Beckett Taylor
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- Kingfisher House380CNew Hythe LaneAylesfordME20 6RZ
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 16 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 2 January 2026
Charges
- Total
- 4
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 2 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Lipman, Damien Leonard
Director · Appointed 15 April 2026
British
Born July 1975 (51)
Taylor, John David Beckett, Lord
Director · Appointed 11 December 2025
British
Born September 1952 (74)
Officer history (27 former)
11 June 2026
Resigned Shanghavi, Sunil as Director
15 May 2026
Resigned Price, Kent De Mers as Director
15 April 2026
Appointed Lipman, Damien Leonard as Director
2 January 2026
1 January 2026
Appointed Shanghavi, Sunil as Director
11 December 2025
Appointed Taylor, John David Beckett, Lord as Director
19 January 2024
Resigned Beckett Taylor, John David, Lord as Director
10 February 2023
6 August 2021
Appointed Beckett Taylor, John David, Lord as Director
1 August 2020
Resigned Ramamurthy, Shekar as Director
14 April 2020
14 April 2020
Resigned Swarbrick, Damon William Thornton as Director
13 December 2019
Resigned Davis, Mark Edward as Secretary
28 November 2019
Appointed Price, Kent De Mers as Director
16 September 2018
9 November 2017
Resigned Singh, Yashpal as Director
30 November 2016
Resigned Ganguli, Kalyan as Director
16 July 2013
Resigned Pathai (Ananthasubramaniand), Murali as Director
29 June 2010
Appointed Swarbrick, Damon William Thornton as Director
29 June 2010
29 June 2010
Appointed Ramamurthy, Shekar as Director
29 June 2010
Appointed Davis, Mark Edward as Secretary
29 June 2010
Appointed Singh, Yashpal as Director
31 March 2010
Resigned Dozey, Brian Keith Colin as Director
16 December 2008
19 October 2008
31 October 2006
Resigned Puri, Sunil as Director
14 January 2005
Appointed Puri, Sunil as Director
30 November 2004
Resigned Townshend, David Royston as Director
25 November 2004
9 April 2003
Appointed Pathai (Ananthasubramaniand), Murali as Director
30 April 2002
Resigned Anand, Deepak as Director
30 April 2002
30 April 2002
9 October 1998
9 October 1998
Resigned Cousins, Michael Peter as Secretary
9 October 1998
9 October 1998
18 January 1996
Appointed Ganguli, Kalyan as Director
18 January 1996
Appointed Anand, Deepak as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Cousins, Michael Peter as Secretary
1 January 1996
27 November 1995
Resigned Gandhi, Swinder Singh as Director
4 July 1994
4 July 1994
10 June 1993
Appointed Dozey, Brian Keith Colin as Director
10 June 1993
Appointed Townshend, David Royston as Director
10 June 1993
10 June 1993
Appointed Gandhi, Swinder Singh as Director
1 July 1992
1 July 1992
1 July 1992
Resigned Cork, Bernard John as Secretary
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 1 January 2026
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 01688201
Group structure 5 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Kingfisher Beer Europe Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Kbe Drinks Enterprises Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Kingfisher Drinks Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ubi Drinks Enterprises Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- (£2,345,017)
- Cash
- £44,501
- Turnover
- £24,323,972
- Profit Before Tax
- (£401,448)
- Employees
- 44
- Debt Ratio
- 136%
- Current Ratio
- 0.7x
- Profit Margin
- -2%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,033,728 | £838,757 | £757,693 | £611,252 | £503,285 | £603,225 |
| Current Assets | £5,398,651 | £4,437,089 | £4,707,713 | £6,337,903 | £4,809,551 | £6,443,279 |
| Debtors | £4,241,360 | £3,212,333 | £3,475,691 | £3,754,016 | £2,101,553 | £4,741,313 |
| Cash | £44,501 | £191,061 | £210,614 | £1,049,003 | £1,844,923 | £706,224 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £7,579,993 | £5,376,143 | £5,712,370 | £6,047,169 | £3,975,663 | £5,935,440 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £1,197,403 | £1,466,667 | £1,944,444 | £2,500,000 | £2,500,000 | |
| Net Current Assets | (£2,181,342) | (£939,054) | (£1,004,657) | £290,734 | £833,888 | £507,839 |
| Net Assets | (£2,345,017) | (£1,566,964) | (£2,191,408) | (£1,598,014) | (£1,162,827) | £1,111,064 |
| Shareholder Funds | (£2,345,017) | (£1,566,964) | (£2,191,408) | (£1,598,014) | (£1,162,827) | £1,111,064 |
| Turnover | £24,323,972 | £21,192,083 | £21,545,631 | £21,230,202 | £17,822,801 | £20,853,075 |
| Cost of Sales | £17,501,460 | £15,465,272 | £16,058,621 | £17,067,337 | £14,578,817 | £12,968,662 |
| Gross Profit | £6,822,512 | £5,726,811 | £5,487,010 | £4,162,865 | £3,243,984 | £7,884,413 |
| Admin Expenses | £2,937,984 | £2,832,513 | £2,946,769 | £2,391,849 | £3,091,049 | £2,633,661 |
| Staff Costs | £2,679,265 | |||||
| Operating Profit | £21,519 | (£46,808) | (£545,649) | (£300,660) | (£2,129,796) | £440,015 |
| Profit Before Tax | (£401,448) | (£375,556) | (£789,235) | (£435,187) | (£2,273,891) | £354,619 |
| Tax | (£195,841) | |||||
| Profit for Period | (£401,448) | (£375,556) | (£593,394) | (£435,187) | (£2,273,891) | £354,619 |
Filings 177
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 6 July 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 22 May 2026 | Director's details changed | |||
| 19 May 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 16 April 2026 | Appointment of a director |
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