BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITED

Active
Company number 01655729Private limited companyIncorporated 1982

Key figures

£28,765,000+12.5%
Net assets 2025/26
+12.5%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
010 m20 m30 m2024/252025/26

† BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 46170

Where the company stands among the 3,149 active companies whose first SIC code is 46170 (Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco).

Turnover£81,573,000
Higher than 91% · median £8,795,130 among 82 that publish turnover
Net assets£28,765,000
Higher than 99% · median £8,574
Total assets£44,195,000
Higher than 99% · median £57,212
Cash£3,650,000
Higher than 98% · median £23,277
Employees39
Higher than 97% · median 1
Company age44.3 years
Older than 99% · median 5.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AMAZON NATURAL SPRING WATERS LIMITED£135.3m
  2. KITWAVE GROUP LIMITED£129.3m
  3. WESTBRIDGE FOOD GROUP LIMITED£76.3m
  4. PLK VENTURE UK LTD£55m
  5. INTERLINK DIRECT LIMITED£43.5m
  6. EDRINGTON UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£40.1m
  7. BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITED£28.8m
  8. REGENCY PURCHASING GROUP LIMITED£20.4m
  9. ALL WORLD FOODS LIMITED£20m
  10. HATCH, MANSFIELD AGENCIES LIMITED£18m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 3,149. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01655729. It was incorporated on 2 Aug 1982. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC1A). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco (46170).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 28 Feb 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £81,573,000. Profit for the year was £3,205,000. Net assets were £28,765,000, up 12.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,650,000. Total assets were £44,195,000 and total liabilities £15,430,000. The company had an average of 39 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,149 active companies whose first SIC code is 46170: By turnover it ranks higher than 91% of the 82 that publish turnover (median £8,795,130). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £8,574). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £57,212). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £23,277). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.2 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly beverages and spirits. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly beverages and spirits. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 75 days to pay suppliers, and 73% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Nov 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover92,838,00081,573,000
Profit for the year3,094,0003,205,000
Cash at bank and in hand10,812,0003,650,000
Total assets43,435,00044,195,000
Total liabilities17,875,00015,430,000
Net assets / total equity25,560,00028,765,000
Average number of employees3839

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
75 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
73%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 7%
  • 31 to 60 days 34%
  • After 60 days 59%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
67
10%
73%
31 Aug 2025
66
11%
68%
28 Feb 2025
66
16%
64%
31 Aug 2024
105
10%
62%
29 Feb 2024
91
14%
58%
31 Aug 2023
112
10%
71%
28 Feb 2023
111
11%
70%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements4
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (C&C Group plc)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (C&C Group plc)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (C&C Group plc)
Earlier years (1)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (C&C Group plc)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

9 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £81.6m, net assets £28.8m, 39 employees
  2. C&C Holdings(Ni)Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Bibendum Plb (Topco) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Bibendum Plb (Topco) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Bibendum Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £92.8m, net assets £25.6m, 38 employees
  7. Name changed to BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITEDPreviously PLB GROUP LTD.
  8. Bibendum Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (1)
  1. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.