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Company No. 03705002 · Incorporated 29 Jan 1999

Amber Beverage UK Limited

Registered name: AMBER BEVERAGE UK LIMITED

Amber Beverage UK Limited made £39.5m revenue and a £2.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Amber Beverage UK Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £39.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £2.1m and 66 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46342Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Amber Beverage Group Holdings S.a.r.l.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£39.5m
Growth ▼25.6%
Profit
−£2.1m
Growth —
Profit margin
−5.4%
Gross 15.5%
Employees
66
Change ▼13.2%
Profit / employee
−£32.5k
Revenue/employee £599k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£53.1m£39.5m
Cost of sales£45.1m£33.4m
Gross profit£8m£6.1m
Profit before tax−£2m−£2.1m
Profit after tax−£2m−£2.1m
Profit (best available)−£2m−£2.1m
Staff costs£4.2m£3.7m
Employees (average)7666
Ratios
Profit margin−3.7%−5.4%
Gross margin15.1%15.5%
Revenue per employee£698k£599k
Profit per employee−£25.7k−£32.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼25.6%
Headcount growth—▼13.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£1.5m
Net assets−£965k−£3.1m
Fixed assets£44.5k£9.5k
Current assets£25.5m£22.6m
Debtors£17.4m£15.4m
Cash from operations−£907k£521k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−5.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£599k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£32.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
38.9%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now −£3.1m
Cash at bank
▲25%
Now £1.5m
Headcount
▼13%
Now 66
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼79%
Now £9.5k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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