BIBENDUM OFF TRADE LIMITED
Company number 01655729 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Bibendum Off Trade Limited is a well-established, large-scale drinks agency operating within the C&C Group portfolio, specialising in the off-trade (retail) channel for wine and spirits distribution. Its positioning benefits from strong brand heritage and group-level scale advantages, but it faces sector-wide margin pressure, retail consolidation, and the disruptive impact of UK duty reforms alongside evidence of ongoing organisational restructuring at parent level. The company's longevity and full-accounts filing status confirm its materiality within the UK drinks distribution landscape, though its future trajectory is closely tied to C&C Group's broader strategic direction.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1982-08-02
- Registered office
- 16 St Martin’S Le Grand, St. Martin's Le Grand, London, England, EC1A 4EN
- Postcode
- EC1A 4EN
- Capital
- 200,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-02-28
- Next due by
- 2027-11-30
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-07
- Next due by
- 2026-11-21
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46170 Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco
Officers 4 current · 47 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by C & C HOLDINGS (NI) LIMITED — since 2025-09-25
Controlled by BIBENDUM GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-05-20
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PLB WINES LIMITED Dissolved
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THE REAL ROSE COMPANY LIMITED Dissolved
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WEST COUNTRY BEVERAGES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-02-28) as part of the C&C Group plc group statement — 4 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB518445 (Tier 2), registered since 2023.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| PLB GROUP LTD. | 2019-08-30 |
| PRIVATE LIQUOR BRANDS LIMITED | 2002-05-16 |
| PRIVATE LIQUOR BRANDS (O | 1986-09-30 |
Previous registered addresses 8
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WHITCHURCH LANE WHITCHURCH, BRISTOL, BS14 0JZ, ENGLAND | 2019-08-29 |
| UNIT 1 WESTON ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 6BP, UNITED KINGDOM | 2018-05-11 |
| WESTON ROAD WESTON ROAD, CREWE, CW1 6BP, ENGLAND | 2016-08-24 |
| 113 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR | 2016-05-23 |
| DORSET HOUSE, HIGH STREET, EAST GRINSTEAD, WEST SUSSEX, RH19 3DE | 2014-11-07 |
| 33-35 CANTELUPE ROAD, EAST GRINSTEAD, WEST SUSSEX, RH19 3BE | 2000-04-05 |
| 1 HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, EAST SUSSEX, RH18 5DN | 1993-02-12 |
| SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 212/224 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON, WC2H 8HQ | 1987-08-23 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 149 similar companies in EC, trading since 1982
The class of 1982
53%
of the 12,658 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.