How much does The Dormant Distillery Company Limited make?

The Dormant Distillery Company Limited reported revenue of £12.4m and a loss of £5.5k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Dormant Distillery Company Limited have?

The Dormant Distillery Company Limited reported an average of 64 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is The Dormant Distillery Company Limited profitable?

No — The Dormant Distillery Company Limited reported a loss of £5.5k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC172078 · Incorporated 5 Feb 1997

The Dormant Distillery Company Limited

Registered name: THE DORMANT DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Still Life Ltd group

The Dormant Distillery Company Limited made £12.4m revenue and a £5.5k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

The Dormant Distillery Company Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £12.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £5.5k and 64 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of beverages in specialised stores” and is based in Loanhead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47250Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Loanhead, Scotland
Age: 29 yrs · since 1997
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: “The parent of the smallest and largest group for which consolidated accounts are drawn up of which the company is a member is Still Life Ltd registered at”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£12.4m

Growth ▲20.3%

Profit

−£5.5k

Growth ▼101.3%

Profit margin

Gross 24.3%

Employees

Change ▼7.2%

Profit / employee

−£86

Revenue/employee £194k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£10.3m	£12.4m
Cost of sales	—	£7.4m	£9.4m
Gross profit	—	£2.9m	£3m
Operating profit	—	£511k	£2.1k
Profit before tax	—	£513k	£4.3k
Profit after tax	—	£442k	−£5.5k
Profit (best available)	—	£442k	−£5.5k
Staff costs	—	£1.4m	£1.8m
Employees (average)	43	69	64
Ratios
Profit margin	—	4.3%	0%
Gross margin	—	28%	24.3%
Revenue per employee	—	£150k	£194k
Profit per employee	—	£6.4k	−£86
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲20.3%
Profit growth	—	—	▼101.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲60.5%	▼7.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£381k	£193k	£288k
Net assets	£978k	£1.4m	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£183k	£392k	£381k
Current assets	£2.1m	£3.2m	£3.2m
Debtors	£368k	£493k	£483k
Deferred income	—	£0	£42.9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £194k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£86; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.9%; 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: ▼0%; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: ▲49%; Now £288k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 64
Deferred income: —; Now £42.9k
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £381k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Still Life Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Vintage Saga Ltd75–100%
The Dormant Distillery Company Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (5)

Whisky Auctioneer LimitedRev. £10.2m · Profit £1.2m
Bright Spirits LimitedFigures not disclosed
Decadent Drinks LtdFigures not disclosed
Rum Auctioneer LtdFigures not disclosed
Wine Auctioneer LtdFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£5.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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