Benchmark Drinks Ltd

Active11164581 Private limited company

What Benchmark Drinks say about themselves

“Benchmark Drinks Wine and spirit company UK our vision is to be the leading branded UK wine & spirit distributors - Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Gordon Ramsay, Gary Barlow, Graham Norton and many more celebrities.”

— from benchmarkdrinks.com
Incorporated
23 January 2018 (8 years)
Industry
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342)
Owned by
Paul Michael Schaafsma
Accounts type
Full
Region
South East
Address
The Courtyard Shoreham Road
Upper Beeding
Steyning
BN44 3TN

Filing status

Accounts due
31 October 2027
Last accounts
31 January 2026
Conf. stmt due
16 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 January 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
4
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

De Souza, Lindsey Penelope
Secretary · Appointed 6 October 2022
Director · Appointed 19 August 2019
British
Born November 1957
Director · Appointed 14 May 2018
British
Born April 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 23 January 2018
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Officer history (1 former)
6 October 2022
Appointed De Souza, Lindsey Penelope as Secretary
28 October 2020
Resigned Afp Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
19 August 2019
Appointed Ratcliffe, John Robert as Director
14 May 2018
Appointed Wessely, Oliver Sebastian as Director
10 April 2018
Appointed Afp Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
23 January 2018
Appointed Schaafsma, Paul Michael as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 23 January 2018
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born February 1973 (53)

Financials

Net Assets
£3,139,925
Cash
£2,351,302
Profit
£2,279,999
Debt Ratio
78%
Current Ratio
1.3x
Return on Equity
73%

Trend

Net Assets
(£2.0M) £0 £2.0M £4.0M 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 (£62,293) £1,207,030 £1,541,353 £2,027,426 £3,139,925
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£34,834£66,132£51,180£64,894£56,716£28,953
Current Assets£14,117,251£9,464,774£10,967,548£8,414,073£6,306,169£2,238,504
Debtors£6,395,448£5,290,145£6,596,367£4,217,197£2,779,064£1,482,145
Cash£2,351,302£1,202,669£928,134£1,473,882£945,461£8,817
Creditors (< 1 year)£11,003,499£7,489,810£9,473,845£7,267,367£6,020,740£2,329,750
Net Current Assets£3,113,752£1,146,706£285,429(£91,246)
Net Assets£3,139,925£2,027,426£1,541,353£1,207,030(£62,293)
Shareholder Funds£3,139,925£2,027,426£1,541,353£1,207,030£342,145

Turnover£20,836,205
Cost of Sales£17,549,453
Gross Profit£3,286,752
Admin Expenses£3,126,165£3,148,296£2,229,817
Staff Costs£1,341,670£1,034,483£913,361£948,280
Operating Profit£1,056,935
Profit Before Tax£1,050,566
Tax£420,079£234,228£185,681
Profit for Period£2,279,999£1,072,924£1,076,956£864,885

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
29 October 2026Full accounts31 January 2026
7 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates2 January 2026
26 November 2025Registration of a charge
30 October 2025Group of companies' accounts31 January 2025
15 October 2025Registration of a charge
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