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WORLD BRANDS DUTY FREE LIMITED

Active London

Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages

140 employees Website
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
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WORLD BRANDS DUTY FREE LIMITED

Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages

Founded 6 Oct 1992 Active London, United Kingdom 140 employees worlddutyfree.com
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Accounts Submitted 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted 8 Oct 2025
Net assets £94.51M £8.50M 2024 year on year
Total assets £181.88M £6.95M 2024 year on year
Total Liabilities £87.37M £15.45M 2024 year on year
Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

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Registered Address

Building 7 Chiswick Park 566 Chiswick High Road London W4 5YG United Kingdom

Office (Paisley)

4c St Andrew's Dr, Paisley PA3 2SW

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Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2025
Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2024)

Cash in Bank

£815.00k

Increased by £784.00k (+2529%)

Net Assets

£94.51M

Increased by £8.50M (+10%)

Total Liabilities

£87.37M

Decreased by £15.45M (-15%)

Turnover

£191.88M

Decreased by £19.13M (-9%)

Employees

140

Increased by 17 (+14%)

Debt Ratio

48%

Decreased by 6 (-11%)
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Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2024
Dec Year End
2023
Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

Officers

4 active 34 resigned
Status
Fabrice BouvierDirectorFrenchUnited Kingdom461 Mar 2022Active
Laurent PilletDirectorFrenchUnited Kingdom6912 Sept 2023Active
Mark HarrisonDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom6117 Sept 2025Active
Teresa BastarrecheSecretaryUnknownUnknown—26 Sept 2024Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)

Chivas Brothers (holdings) Limited
100.0%
4,000,0006 Oct 2016
Patrick Ricard
0.0%
06 Oct 2016

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Chivas Brothers (holdings) Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 6 Apr 2016
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
  • Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
  • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors
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Group Structure

Group Structure

CHIVAS BROTHERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
GOAL ACQUISITIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent
PERNOD RICARD UK GROUP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
AD WESTPORT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
PERNOD RICARD SA france
WORLD BRANDS DUTY FREE LIMITED Current Company
PERNOD RICARD GLOBAL TRAVEL RETAIL LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
PERNOD RICARD TRAVEL RETAIL EMEA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
WB GTD LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

Charges

No charges registered

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
20 Nov 2025OfficersAppointment of Stuart Andrew Ferrie Mckechnie as director on 2025-11-01View(2 pages)
19 Nov 2025OfficersTermination of Teresa Bastarreche as director on 2025-11-01View(1 page)
8 Oct 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-10-06 with no updatesView(3 pages)
18 Sept 2025OfficersAppointment of Mark Harrison as director on 2025-09-17View(2 pages)
18 Sept 2025OfficersTermination of Simon Van Moppes as director on 2025-09-17View(1 page)
20 Nov 2025 Officers

Appointment of Stuart Andrew Ferrie Mckechnie as director on 2025-11-01

View Document(2 pages)
19 Nov 2025 Officers

Termination of Teresa Bastarreche as director on 2025-11-01

View Document(1 page)
8 Oct 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-06 with no updates

View Document(3 pages)
18 Sept 2025 Officers

Appointment of Mark Harrison as director on 2025-09-17

View Document(2 pages)
18 Sept 2025 Officers

Termination of Simon Van Moppes as director on 2025-09-17

View Document(1 page)

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Appointment of Stuart Andrew Ferrie Mckechnie as director on 2025-11-01

2 months ago on 20 Nov 2025

Termination of Teresa Bastarreche as director on 2025-11-01

2 months ago on 19 Nov 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-06 with no updates

4 months ago on 8 Oct 2025

Appointment of Mark Harrison as director on 2025-09-17

5 months ago on 18 Sept 2025

Termination of Simon Van Moppes as director on 2025-09-17

5 months ago on 18 Sept 2025