REFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† REFRESCO DRINKS UK 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 11070Where the company stands among the 1,411 active companies whose first SIC code is 11070 (Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters).
- COCA-COLA HOLDINGS AFRICA LIMITED£9.5bn
- LUCOZADE RIBENA SUNTORY LIMITED£1.1bn
- BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LIMITED£523.5m
- BRITANNIA SOFT DRINKS LIMITED£434.8m
- ROBINSONS SOFT DRINKS LIMITED£188.2m
- COCA-COLA HBC NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED£167.6m
- REFRESCO BEVERAGES UK LIMITED£155.5m
- MONSTER ENERGY EUROPE LIMITED£144.5m
- REFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITED£110.7m
- CAWINGREDIENTS LIMITED£103.6m
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 1,411. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: REFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
REFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02836071. It was incorporated on 14 Jul 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in Derby (DE74). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters (11070).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £271,830,000. Profit for the year was £11,782,000. Net assets were £110,683,000, up 11% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,285,000. Total assets were £314,640,000 and total liabilities £201,191,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,411 active companies whose first SIC code is 11070: By turnover it ranks higher than 82% of the 32 that publish turnover (median £36,807,491). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £1,517). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £36,124). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £24,283). It is older than 96% of them (median age 2.8 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, vegetable and fruit preparations, machinery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.3% higher than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 17 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 30 Mar 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 269,769,000 | 271,830,000 |
| Profit for the year | 1,283,000 | 11,782,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 51,000 | 5,285,000 |
| Total assets | 243,794,000 | 314,640,000 |
| Total liabilities | 143,660,000 | 201,191,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 99,682,000 | 110,683,000 |
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.
Public contracts
3 contractsREFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers.
- FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
- 1 contract
- Scottish Water
- 1 contract
- YPO
- 1 contract
- Bottled Water Supply‡Scottish Water · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £100,000 in total
- Cold Beverages Water and Cuplets‡FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £850,000 in total
- YPO - 000826 Supply of Soft Drinks‡YPO · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £15,000,000 in total
From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
Statutory reporting
No payments to suppliers were reported for this period.
- Median hourly pay
- women 9.3% higher
- Mean hourly pay
- women 15.7% higher
- Median bonus pay
- women 1822.5% higher
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
Earlier years (7)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 6.9% higher
- women 12.1% higher
- 2023/24
- women 1.8% higher
- women 6.4% higher
- 2022/23
- women 14.9% higher
- women 26.4% higher
- 2021/22
- women 9.5% higher
- women 15.5% higher
- 2020/21
- women 1.5% lower
- women 11.4% higher
- 2018/19
- women 0.3% lower
- women 0.3% lower
- 2017/18
- women 2.9% lower
- women 2.2% higher
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. This report was submitted after the deadline. View on the Gender pay gap service
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
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, machinery, electrical equipment, beverages and spirits and rubber.
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, vegetable and fruit preparations, machinery and electrical equipment.
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
7 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £271.8m, net assets £110.7m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £269.8m, net assets £99.7m
- Name changed to REFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITEDPreviously COTT BEVERAGES LIMITED
- Pride Foods Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Cott Retail Brands Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Cott Retail Brands Limited registered as a person with significant control
- 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.