£3.85m
+21%vs Dec 2024Active03606503Private limited companyManchester
EXPRESSMODE LIMITED
A85/10001
Summary
EXPRESSMODE LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03606503) incorporated on 29 July 1998, registered in Manchester. Its registered activity is wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (SIC 46342). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £3.85m and cash of £3.67m, with 26 employees on average. Net assets rose 21% on the prior period (£3.18m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 166 comparable companies in Manchester (median £1,064, upper quartile £47k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 29 July 199828 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 343 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 12 August 2027in 294 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 46342
- Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£3.67m
+15%vs Dec 2024Not reported
26
+13%vs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3.85m | £3.67m | £525k | — | — | — | 26 |
| 31 December 2024 | £3.18m | £3.19m | £471k | — | — | — | 23 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2.55m | £2.13m | £610k | — | — | — | 17 |
Cash per employee£141kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
85 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £3,845,404 at 2025-12-31 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+20.8% vs prior period |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £3,669,648 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1998-07-29 (28 years) |
| 85 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Lwc Drinks Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Stephen David Buckley
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- Mr David Paul Ambler
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 343 days
- Confirmation statement duein 294 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.85m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.18m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.55m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Manchester
- RD WINES LIMITEDManchester · inc. Sept 1998
- PLANET WINE LIMITEDSale · inc. May 1998
- MALTHOUSE INNS PLCRochdale · inc. Nov 1998
- PLANET WINE TRADING AND CONSULTING LIMITEDManchester · inc. Jan 1999
- SPORTING BENEFITS LIMITEDAlderley Edge · inc. Sept 1997
- HAMMONDS OF KNUTSFORD PLCKnutsford · inc. May 1999
All companies incorporated on 29 July 1998 · in Jul 1998.
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Reminders for EXPRESSMODE LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.