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Virgin Wines UK

VINO · AIM · Retail · mcap £12m · 25.5p

Virgin Wines is a UK online wine retailer selling mainly through a subscription-style WineBank membership, plus commercial partnerships such as Ocado and its Warehouse Wines channel. It buys wine based on customer preferences and delivers direct to homes.

Recent signals

Negative 12 Jun 2026

FY26 guidance cut: EBITDA -£200k versus £100k expected

June 2026 update said below expectations, after March guidance of remaining EBITDA-profitable this year; PBT guided to -£1.5m. 12 Jun 2026 17 Mar 2026

Mixed 17 Mar 2026

Heavy investment in customer acquisition lowers profit

Growth plan targets £100m revenue at 7% EBITDA margin while H1 26 EBITDA fell to £259k. 17 Mar 2026 22 Oct 2025

Positive 16 Mar 2026

Gresham House stake rose from 41.46% to 48.21%

A major holder kept adding over the year; Monega also rose above 10%, from below 3%. 16 Mar 2026 9 Mar 2026 11 Apr 2025

Capital actions
  • 2026-03-17 buyback programme · £2.7m – Returned to shareholders through share buybacks during the half year 17 Mar 2026
  • 2025-10-22 buyback programme · £2m – Repurchased 7.3% of shares during FY25 22 Oct 2025
  • 2025-01-28 buyback programme – Rule 9 waiver sought for buyback of up to 15% of issued shares; to complete by 23 March 2026 28 Jan 2025

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