Website & contact details
- Website
Hills Prospect PLC
- Incorporated
- 23 July 2001 (25 years)
- Previously known as
- Hills Drinks Distributors PLC (until 25 September 2009)Hill Drinks Distributors PLC (until 30 July 2001)
- Industry
- Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342)
- Directors
- Robin Macewan Gray
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- North West
- Address
- Lwc Drinks Ltd Greenside WayMiddletonManchesterM24 1SW
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 September 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 14 May 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 30 April 2026
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 0
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Cowen, Mark Phillip
Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2023
Gray, Robin Macewan
Director · Appointed 1 September 2023
British
Born September 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 1 September 2023
British
Born May 1957 (69)
Officer history (14 former)
1 September 2023
Resigned Smart, Darren as Director
1 September 2023
1 September 2023
1 September 2023
Appointed Cowen, Mark Phillip as Secretary
1 September 2023
Resigned Moffat, Dean as Director
1 September 2023
Resigned Lomotey, Michael as Secretary
1 September 2023
Appointed Gray, Robin Macewan as Director
1 September 2023
Resigned Bowers, Trevor as Director
1 September 2023
1 September 2023
Resigned Richards, Lisa as Director
15 May 2019
Appointed Moffat, Dean as Director
28 September 2016
Resigned Saunders, Alan as Director
28 September 2016
Resigned Merritt, Phillip Ernest as Director
24 June 2016
Appointed Smart, Darren as Director
24 June 2016
24 June 2016
Appointed Richards, Lisa as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Press, Anthony as Secretary
31 December 2013
Appointed Lomotey, Michael as Secretary
2 October 2009
Resigned Saunders, Alan Peter as Secretary
2 October 2009
Appointed Press, Anthony as Secretary
30 September 2009
23 July 2001
23 July 2001
23 July 2001
Appointed Saunders, Alan Peter as Secretary
23 July 2001
23 July 2001
Appointed Merritt, Phillip Ernest as Director
23 July 2001
23 July 2001
Appointed Saunders, Alan as Director
23 July 2001
23 July 2001
Appointed Bowers, Trevor as Director
23 July 2001
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 23 June 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Has significant influence or control (as a firm)
Limited
Reg. no. 09863021
Former controllers (3)
17 July 2023
Ceased Hills Prospect Holdings Ltd — Owns 75–100% of shares
17 July 2023
17 July 2023
Ceased Trevor Bowers — Owns 25–50% of shares
Group structure 15 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Licensed Wholesale Company Property Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
LWC Drinks Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Clarke Jones Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Joseph Keegan & Sons Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wigan Beer Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Expressmode Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GBC Topco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
G B C (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Glamorgan Brewing Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hills Prospect Holdings Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Hills Prospect PLC This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Robinrate Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Dorbiere Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £21,677,989
- Cash
- £6,287,696
- Profit Before Tax
- £4,389,584
- Debt Ratio
- 26%
- Current Ratio
- 3.8x
- Return on Equity
- 15%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £995,166 | £1,295,157 | £1,479,206 | £1,622,345 | £1,041,781 | £1,673,134 | £1,645,228 |
| Current Assets | £28,181,186 | £25,977,296 | £25,524,799 | £19,165,515 | £14,789,834 | £6,602,104 | £11,252,019 |
| Debtors | £18,320,590 | £19,662,445 | £15,104,227 | £7,445,183 | £6,147,994 | £2,929,307 | £6,039,222 |
| Cash | £6,287,696 | £1,925,629 | £6,043,858 | £7,996,547 | £5,927,733 | £1,926,658 | £2,473,021 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £7,334,225 | £8,501,190 | £10,754,996 | £9,291,950 | £6,822,136 | £2,620,582 | £6,150,477 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £151,836 | £242,983 | £164,336 | £1,877,717 | £466,371 | £435,826 |
| Net Current Assets | £20,846,961 | £17,476,106 | £14,769,803 | £9,873,565 | £7,967,698 | £3,981,522 | £5,101,542 |
| Net Assets | £21,677,989 | £18,404,742 | £15,818,421 | £11,106,920 | £6,944,568 | £5,188,285 | £6,156,758 |
| Shareholder Funds | £21,677,989 | £18,404,742 | £15,818,421 | £11,106,920 | £6,944,568 | £5,188,285 | £6,156,758 |
| Turnover | £65,178,829 | £40,964,908 | £21,009,390 | £50,611,787 | |||
| Cost of Sales | £61,400,512 | £44,855,650 | £61,826,037 | £49,799,072 | £31,887,623 | £16,184,827 | £39,595,851 |
| Gross Profit | £15,379,757 | £9,077,285 | £4,824,563 | £11,015,936 | |||
| Admin Expenses | £13,099,490 | £10,620,884 | £12,107,802 | £9,263,007 | £7,280,040 | £6,641,753 | £7,256,588 |
| Staff Costs | £7,798,943 | £5,992,671 | £7,912,145 | £6,119,217 | £4,832,582 | £4,710,020 | £5,060,863 |
| Operating Profit | £6,220,082 | £3,288,869 | (£480,562) | £3,112,145 | |||
| Profit Before Tax | £4,389,584 | £3,519,440 | £6,545,518 | £6,302,466 | £3,254,226 | (£438,951) | £3,113,515 |
| Tax | £1,116,337 | £933,119 | £1,527,617 | £1,199,759 | £829,628 | (£250,080) | £587,936 |
| Profit for Period | £3,273,247 | £2,586,321 | £5,017,901 | £5,102,707 | £2,424,598 | (£188,871) | £2,525,579 |
Filings 135
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 30 April 2026 | ||
| 31 March 2026 | Full accounts | 30 September 2025 | ||
| 13 May 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 30 April 2025 | ||
| 20 March 2025 | Full accounts | 30 September 2024 | ||
| 27 June 2024 | Full accounts | 31 December 2023 |
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