United Wholesale Grocers Limited
ActiveSC080027Wholesale & retailIncorporated 14 Sept 1982 · Glasgow
The company's principal activity continues to be that of wholesale cash and carry and distribution depots selling grocery, confectionery, cigarettes. alcohol and other related products.
Revenue
£221.1m
▼ -2.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£5.8m
Margin 3.1%
Employees
233
– 0.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£37.9m
Total assets £69.4m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2018Not available
Dec 2019
£167.6m
Dec 2020
£216.0m▲ +28.9%
Dec 2021
£221.3m▲ +2.5%
Dec 2022
£218.0m▼ -1.5%
Dec 2023
£226.3m▲ +3.8%
Dec 2024
£221.1m▼ -2.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £221.1m | ▼ -2.3% | £7.8m | 233 | £37.9m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £226.3m | ▲ +3.8% | £7.0m | 233 | £32.3m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £218.0m | ▼ -1.5% | £5.1m | 224 | £27.7m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £221.3m | ▲ +2.5% | £7.3m | 210 | £24.6m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £216.0m | ▲ +28.9% | £10.1m | 205 | £19.6m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £167.6m | — | £3.1m | 190 | £12.5m |
| 31 Dec 2018 | — | — | — | — | £10.6m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £221.1m
- Gross profit
- £18.6m
- Operating profit
- £6.8m
- Profit before tax
- £7.8m
- Profit after tax
- £5.8m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £69.4m
- Cash
- £18.8m
- Total liabilities
- £31.5m
- Net assets
- £37.9m
- Revenue per employee
- £949k
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