MARSTON'S PLC
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the business is a British operator of managed, franchised, and tenanted public houses, and also runs a hotel portfolio under the Marston's Inns brand.
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Cash
£44M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3B
Equity attributable
Employees
1,934
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14M
Period ending 2024-09-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-28
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-09-27; financial figures currently reflect up to 2024-09-28.
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £779,600,000 | £872,300,000 | £898,600,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £26,700,000 | £160,900,000 | £147,200,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £137,200,000 | -£30,400,000 | £14,400,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £109,000,000 | -£18,400,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £30,100,000 | £24,300,000 | £44,400,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,217,000,000 | £2,068,700,000 | £2,060,000,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £246,100,000 | £1,543,800,000 | £1,337,800,000 | — | |
| Equity | £246,100,000 | £440,100,000 | £484,600,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 10,370 | 1,983 | 1,934 | — | |
| Wages | £184,000,000 | £154,400,000 | £147,200,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,847,700 | £2,159,479 | £1,703,777 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 18.4% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | 14.0% | -2.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.2% | 7.8% | 7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.1% | 43.2% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.26x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.24x | 4.31x | 3.87x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARSTON'S PLC 2007-01-08 → present
- WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY BREWERIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1890-05-14 → 2007-01-08
People
8 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYBOULD, Bethan | Secretary | 2022-02-01 | — | — |
| HOPSON, Stephen Robert | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jan 1980 | British |
| LEA, Bridget | Director | 2019-09-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| LEVER, Kenneth | Director | 2024-07-08 | Sep 1953 | British |
| MORLEY, Octavia Kate | Director | 2020-01-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| OSBORNE, Rachel Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2024-01-23 | Mar 1965 | British |
| PLATT, Justin Mark | Director | 2024-01-10 | May 1971 | British |
| VARNEY, Nicholas John | Director | 2022-07-01 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Anne Marie | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| PORTER, Hugh Leslie | Secretary | — | 2005-07-31 |
| AMBLER, Timothy Felix John | Director | — | 1998-01-27 |
| ANDREA, Andrew Andonis | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2023-11-17 |
| ANDREW, Derek | Director | 1994-05-18 | 2011-10-01 |
| BACKHOUSE, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-01-23 |
| BRADLEY, Carolyn Jane | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| CUSCHIERI, Rosalind Anna | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2015-01-27 |
| DALZELL, Peter | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2017-09-29 |
| DARBY, Alistair William | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2012-09-10 |
| DEVLIN, Roger William | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| EMLEY, Miles Lovelace Brereton | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2012-01-27 |
| FINDLAY, Ralph Graham | Director | 1997-01-13 | 2021-10-02 |
| FINDLAY, Ralph Graham | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1996-07-02 |
| FLOCKHART, Alan Campbell | Director | — | 1994-12-04 |
| GILHAM, Paul | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| GLICKMAN, Catherine Janet | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-01-24 |
| GOULDEN, Neil Geoffrey | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2017-01-24 |
| HODGSON, Robin Granville, Lord | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2014-01-21 |
| HOPKINSON, David Hugh Laing | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
| HUNT, Roger | Director | — | 1997-01-28 |
| INGLETT, Paul | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2009-03-31 |
| LINAKER, Lawrence Edward | Director | 1996-02-19 | 2002-09-27 |
| LIPSCOMBE, Peter Woodgate | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2008-01-25 |
| LUPINO, Hayleigh | Director | 2021-10-03 | 2025-09-27 |
| MILLER, James David Frederick | Director | — | 2001-06-05 |
| OLIVER, Stephen John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2011-10-01 |
| OLIVER, Stephen John | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2001-06-29 |
| ROBERTS, Edward Matthew Giles | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2024-01-23 |
| ROBERTSHAW, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1997-09-28 |
| ROWLAND, Robin | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| RUCKER, William John | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2024-07-08 |
| STUMP, Colin Raymond | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2000-06-22 |
| TAYLOR, James | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2001-10-16 |
| THOMPSON, David George Fossett | Director | — | 2013-09-01 |
| THOMPSON, Edwin John | Director | — | 1994-01-19 |
| WOMACK, Martin | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2002-06-19 |
| WOMACK, Martin | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2001-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1858 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-04-07 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-28 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-12 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-12-31 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 15
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.