Wood Brothers Distilling Company Limited
ActiveLiveWood Brothers Distilling Company Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 13 Apr 2017 (9 years ago), with its registered office in Oxford, South East. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Wood Brothers Distilling Company Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-04-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-04-30). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in South East, in a market growing 1.8% a year and growing faster here than nationally. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 31 Jan 2027; the last set was made up to 30 Apr 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in South East.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1South East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 43,874 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.1%).
- 3Around 2,336 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Idyll Limited 11101402 · SIC 11010 | 07 Dec 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Camber Spirits Limited 14127213 · SIC 11010 | 24 May 2022 | South East | Active | 80 |
| Vodcorr Limited 10167004 · SIC 11010 | 06 May 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| VB Distillery LTD 13402532 · SIC 11010 | 17 May 2021 | South East | Active | 86 |
| Guilty Libations Limited 10319529 · SIC 11010 | 09 Aug 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Inebriation LTD 12520208 · SIC 11010 | 17 Mar 2020 | South East | Active | 92 |
| Spirited Bar LTD 10188891 · SIC 11010 | 19 May 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Highland Liquor Company LTD SC589177 · SIC 11010 | 19 Feb 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Dormont Distilling Limited SC559347 · SIC 11010 | 03 Mar 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Rosso Beverages LTD 15727258 · SIC 11010 | 18 May 2024 | London | Active | 69 |
| Gin Alchemy Limited 12268442 · SIC 11010 | 17 Oct 2019 | South West | Active | 94 |
| Diageo Scotland Limited SC000750 · SIC 11010 | 24 Apr 1877 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| The Cornish Distilling Company LTD 09951593 · SIC 11010 | 14 Jan 2016 | South West | Active | 100 |
| De Vaney Boissons LTD 12594852 · SIC 11010 | 11 May 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 91 |
| Naughty Hare Distillery Limited 14753424 · SIC 11010 | 23 Mar 2023 | East Midlands | Active | 75 |
| Cheddar Gin LTD 13701853 · SIC 11010 | 25 Oct 2021 | South West | Active | 83 |
| Massingberd-Mundy Distillery LTD 12172730 · SIC 11010 | 23 Aug 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Utazo Spirits LTD 14386542 · SIC 11010 | 29 Sept 2022 | South West | Active | 78 |
| The Old Chapel Brendon Limited 07246850 · SIC 11010 | 07 May 2010 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Escubac Limited 08929024 · SIC 11010 | 07 Mar 2014 | London | Active | 100 |
| Isle Of Coll Distillery Limited SC656771 · SIC 11010 | 09 Mar 2020 | Scotland | Active | 92 |
| Devon Coast Distillery Limited 11365084 · SIC 11010 | 16 May 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Cane Rat Spirits Limited 12787796 · SIC 11010 | 03 Aug 2020 | East of England | Active | 90 |
| Lava Spirits LTD 11844243 · SIC 11010 | 25 Feb 2019 | East of England | Active | 98 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates07 May 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full21 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Apr 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full23 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 May 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full31 Jan 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control23 Oct 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control06 Sept 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates03 May 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full06 Jan 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Wood Brothers Distilling Company Limited
- Number
- 10723643
- Registered office
- Elmwood House Burford Road, Black Bourton, Oxford, OX18 2PL
- Incorporated
- 13 Apr 2017
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 11010 — Distilling & blending of spirits
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Jan 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 26 Apr 2027
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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