A.G. BARR P.L.C.

WESTFIELD HOUSE, 4 MOLLINS ROAD, CUMBERNAULD, G68 9HD

Company Number: SC005653
Incorporation date: 30-Jun-1904
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company

SIC codes:
11070 Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters





SUMMARY

This company is 121.6 years old and is currently active. There is no financial data because the company seems to be late in filing its accounts or has failed to file digital (iXBRL) accounts. The company has 11 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 114 other companies, 25 (21.9%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There is one court case involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 31-Jul-2026
Accounts Filed: GROUP (25-Jan-2025)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
25-Jan-2020 GBP 38,100,000 600,000 -7,600,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
25-Jan-2020 GBP 10,900,000 86,400,000 59,900,000 47,000,000 900,000 201,300,000 47,000,000

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Active Christopher Kesson O'DONNELL 01 Jul 2024 16 Jan 2026 1 - 0
Resigned Neil Conway MACLENNAN 12 Jun 2023 01 Jul 2024 0 - 1
Resigned Julie Anne BARR 01 Mar 2008 12 Jun 2023 British 0 - 12
Resigned Iain Fotheringham GREENOCK 01 Nov 1995 29 Feb 2008 British 0 - 18
Resigned George Munro MACLAREN 01 Nov 1995 British 0 - 14

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Rohit DHAWAN 29 Jul 2025 Australian 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Euan Angus SUTHERLAND 01 May 2024 Chief Executive British 11 - 285 (12.8%)
Active Louise Helen SMALLEY 01 Jun 2023 British 2 - 41 (16.7%)
Active Julie Anne BARR 26 May 2023 Director British 6 - 21 (12.5%)
Active Mark ALLEN 01 Jul 2021 British 3 - 21 (20.0%)
Active Zoe Louise HOWORTH 01 Jul 2021 Director British 4 - 71 (9.1%)
Active Nicholas Barry Edward WHARTON 01 Nov 2018 Chartered Accountant British 1 - 61 (14.3%)
Active Nicholas Barry Edward WHARTON 01 Nov 2018 Chartered Accountant British 6 - 10 (0.0%)
Active Susan Verity BARRATT 28 Jan 2018 Director British 2 - 2412 (46.2%)
Resigned David James RITCHIE 01 Apr 2015 31 May 2024 Director British 6 - 381 (2.3%)
Active Stuart LORIMER 05 Jan 2015 Finance Director British 9 - 188 (29.6%)
Resigned Pamela POWELL 01 Nov 2013 01 Jul 2021 Director American,British 1 - 50 (0.0%)
Resigned John Ross NICOLSON 01 Jan 2013 31 Mar 2022 Non-Executive Director British 0 - 72 (28.6%)
Resigned Martin Andrew GRIFFITHS 01 Sep 2010 01 Sep 2010 Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Martin Andrew GRIFFITHS 01 Sep 2010 30 Apr 2020 Director British 2 - 13546 (33.6%)
Resigned Jonathan WARBURTON 16 Mar 2009 20 Aug 2012 Non-Executive Director British 9 - 50 (0.0%)
Resigned Alexander Brian Cooper SHORT 28 May 2008 29 Aug 2014 British 0 - 466 (13.0%)
Resigned Andrew Lewis MEMMOTT 01 Mar 2008 24 Sep 2019 Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Jonathan David KEMP 10 Nov 2003 31 May 2024 Commercial Director British 1 - 40 (0.0%)
Resigned Ronald George HANNA 19 Jun 2003 31 Dec 2014 Non Executive Director British 3 - 5230 (54.5%)
Resigned Roger Alexander WHITE 30 Sep 2002 30 Apr 2024 Chief Executive British 3 - 177 (35.0%)
Resigned James Stuart ESPEY 01 Apr 1999 31 Jan 2011 Non Executive Director British 3 - 279 (30.0%)
Resigned Hugh MCPHERSON 02 Mar 1998 09 Nov 2001 Managing Director British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Iain Fotheringham GREENOCK 02 Feb 1998 06 Jun 2008 Finance Director British 0 - 186 (33.3%)
Active William Robin Graham BARR 30 Apr 1996 Chartered Accountant British 2 - 176 (31.6%)
Resigned John Macleod GOODWIN 18 Nov 1993 17 Nov 2003 Chartered Accountant British 0 - 173 (17.6%)
Resigned James Edward DAWSON 16 Jul 1992 27 May 2003 Sales & Marketing Director British 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Resigned William Robin Graham BARR 26 May 2023 British 2 - 176 (31.6%)
Resigned George Munro MACLAREN 21 Jul 1998 Chartered Accountant British 0 - 146 (42.9%)
Resigned Richard Holt STOTHERT 31 Oct 1992 Sales Director British 0 - 52 (40.0%)
Resigned Alan Austin BIBBY 29 Feb 2008 Operations Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned William Greig BARR 04 Mar 1996 Non-Executive Director British 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Michael Robert Christopher BARR 24 Oct 1997 Export Director British 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Number of active directors: 11
Average tenure of active directors: 7.2 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 7.2 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 17.5%

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SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available
This is a Public Limited Company therefore the list of shareholders is not publicly available.

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

Company name Share class Shares at confimation date
2016-05-072016-05-032015-05-072015-05-032014-05-03
A.G. BARR P.L.C.ORDINARY145,820
100%
1,300,000
100.0%
145,820
100%
1,300,000
100.0%
1,300,000
100.0%
A.G. BARR P.L.C.ORDINARY0
0%
1
0.000%
0
0%
1
0.000%
1
0.000%

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



no controlling companies

A.G. BARR P.L.C.

Controlled companies below

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


Start date End date Average days to pay % invoices paid over 60 days % invoices not paid within agreed terms Gov.uk report
2024-07-28 2025-01-25 34 6% 14% 95871
2024-01-29 2024-06-27 38 6% 24% 89106
2023-07-30 2024-01-28 34 5% 13% 82057
2023-01-30 2023-07-29 35 6% 11% 75656
2022-07-31 2023-01-29 31 4% 17% 69036
2022-01-30 2022-07-30 60 5% 15% 62759
2021-08-02 2022-01-29 38 7% 13% 56072
2021-01-25 2021-08-01 44 6% 14% 49608
2020-01-26 2021-01-24 38 6% 16% 42686
2020-01-26 2020-07-25 39 8% 12% 35820
2019-01-27 2020-01-25 34 6% 14% 29080
2019-01-27 2019-07-27 35 4% 10% 21082
2018-01-28 2019-01-26 34 6% 14% 13743
2018-01-28 2018-07-28 % % 8621
2018-01-28 2018-07-28 31 5% 14% 8629


COURT CASES


Date Title Reference Subject
2017-06-08 A.G. BARR PLC v Roger White (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2017] DRS 18848 Summary Decision Transfer

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 11070 Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters)

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BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LIMITED BREAKSPEAR PARK, BREAKSPEAR WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 4TZ 00517211 2018-09-30 913,895,000 74,810,000 46390-Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC PEMBERTON HOUSE, BAKERS ROAD, UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UB8 1EZ 09717350 2017-12-31 611,713,000 -4,823,000
LUCOZADE RIBENA SUNTORY LIMITED BUILDING 1 ARC UXBRIDGE, SANDERSON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM, UB8 1DH 08603549 2017-12-31 418,391,000 51,418,000
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A.G. BARR P.L.C. WESTFIELD HOUSE, 4 MOLLINS ROAD, CUMBERNAULD, G68 9HD SC005653 2018-01-27 277,700,000 37,200,000
REFRESCO DRINKS UK LIMITED CITRUS GROVE, SIDELEY KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2FJ 02836071 2017-12-30 269,726,000 11,786,000
FEVERTREE LIMITED 186-188 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, W6 7NL 05291668 2017-12-31 170,171,670 48,053,624
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
A.G. BARR P.L.C. 0.9% 3.6% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector Too few competitors
Age 0.6% 1.7% 2.7% Medium
Company Type 1.7% 4.0% 5.9% Medium
Accounts category 0.6% 1.5% 2.5% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.2% 6.7% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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