William Morton Limited
ActiveSC056257Wholesale & retailIncorporated 26 Aug 1974 · Glasgow
The principal activity of the company and group continued to be that of the wholesaling of wines, spirits, beers and soft drinks.
Revenue
£69.9m
▲ +103.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.1m
Margin 2.6%
Employees
141
– 0.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£6.3m
Total assets £24.9m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Sept 2019Not available
Sept 2020
£43.6m
Sept 2021
£34.4m▼ -21.1%
Sept 2022
£69.9m▲ +103.3%
Sept 2023Not available
Sept 2024Not available
Sept 2025Not available
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | — | — | £1.8m | 141 | £6.3m |
| 30 Sept 2024 | — | — | £1.9m | 141 | £5.0m |
| 30 Sept 2023 | — | — | — | 147 | £3.7m |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £69.9m | ▲ +103.3% | £1.5m | 149 | £2.5m |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £34.4m | ▼ -21.1% | -£561k | 131 | £1.5m |
| 30 Sept 2020 | £43.6m | — | — | 186 | £1.9m |
| 30 Sept 2019 | — | — | — | — | — |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Sept 2022. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £69.9m
- Gross profit
- £10.9m
- Operating profit
- £1.8m
- Profit before tax
- £1.5m
- Profit after tax
- £1.1m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £24.9m
- Cash
- £3.8m
- Total liabilities
- £18.6m
- Net assets
- £6.3m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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