YOUNG & CO'S BREWERY PLC
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Cash
£8M
-55.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£774M
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
6,282
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£18M
-12.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £388,800,000 | £485,800,000 | +24.9% | |
| Operating profit | £28,600,000 | £37,900,000 | +32.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,700,000 | £18,100,000 | -12.6% | |
| Net profit | £11,100,000 | £10,000,000 | -9.9% | |
| Cash | £16,900,000 | £7,500,000 | -55.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,275,000,000 | £1,221,800,000 | -4.2% | |
| Net assets | £775,200,000 | £774,400,000 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £775,200,000 | £774,400,000 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 6,082 | 6,282 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £121,700,000 | £129,500,000 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,424,000 | £2,488,000 | +2.6% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.6% | 41.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.55x | 0.31x | |
| Interest cover | 3.53x | 1.90x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' assessment of the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, and our evaluation of whether the directors' assessment is appropriate, are described in the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events and conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- YOUNG & CO'S BREWERY PLC · parent
- 580 Ltd 100%
- BFI Limited 100%
- Geronimo Inns Limited 100%
- Crooked Billet Holdings Limited 100%
- Crooked Billet Limited 100%
- The City Pub Group Limited 100%
- The City Pub Company (West) Limited 100%
- HH&B Leisure Limited 100%
- Gresham Collective Ltd 100%
- Randall & Zacharia Ltd 100%
- Swifts Pub Ltd 100%
- The Galaxy (City) Pub Company Limited 61%
- The Sovereign (City) Pub Company Limited 61%
- Joint ventures and associates 50%
- The Brading Group Limited 50%
- The Barsham Brewery Limited 25%
Significant events
- “The acquisition of City Pub Group in 2024 was Young's largest purchase ever.”
- “We opened the Battersham Corner (Epsom), which had been closed since its acquisition last year, with transformational refurbishment, delivering ahead of expectations.”
- “We also completed a major scheme at the Red Lion (Radlett), opening in July with a complete redesign and refurbishment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEQUIN, Severine Pascale | Secretary | 2025-01-20 | — | — |
| COOKE, Stephen John | Director | 2023-11-01 | Mar 1959 | British |
| DODD, Simon Ray | Director | 2019-09-02 | Jul 1974 | British |
| DODD, Tracy Janice | Director | 2016-09-06 | Jul 1969 | British |
| DUNSMORE, John Michael | Director | 2025-07-09 | Feb 1959 | British |
| DYSON, Ian | Director | 2024-09-02 | May 1962 | British |
| MEANY, Aisling Deirdre Maria | Director | 2021-09-01 | May 1982 | Irish |
| OWEN, Michael James | Director | 2019-09-09 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SLIGO-YOUNG, Torquil Charles Fflorance Barrow | Director | 1997-01-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDLAND, Christopher Andrew | Secretary | — | 2005-10-01 |
| SCHROEDER, Anthony Ian | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| BRYAN, Nicholas Martin | Director | 2006-07-18 | 2017-04-04 |
| CLEVELY, Rupert John | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2015-04-27 |
| CLITHEROW, Christopher | Director | — | 1997-06-05 |
| CORZINE, Patricia Ann | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2021-01-11 |
| COTTRELL, Michael Noel Francis | Director | — | 1991-07-09 |
| DARDIS, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2022-09-30 |
| GOODYEAR, Stephen Frederick | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2024-07-25 |
| LAMBERT, Roger Mark Uvedale | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| LOUGHBOROUGH, Mark Julian | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-10-04 |
| MCHOUL, Ian Philip | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2024-01-23 |
| MILLER, Nick Brian | Director | 2017-04-04 | 2025-07-09 |
| PAGE, David Michael | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| PALMER, Brian Dudley Buller | Director | — | 2007-03-21 |
| READ, Charles Patrick Wilson | Director | — | 2003-07-15 |
| ROBINSON, Steven Allan | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2018-12-11 |
| SANDLAND, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2011-07-12 |
| SANDLAND, Christopher Andrew | Director | — | 2006-04-13 |
| SERGEANT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| SHARMAN OF REDLYNCH, Colin, Lord | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| SUMMERS, Roy, Dr | Director | 1995-07-11 | 2008-07-15 |
| TURNER, Edward James | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2015-07-24 |
| WHITEHEAD, Peter Wright | Director | 1997-01-20 | 2016-09-06 |
| YOUNG, James Guillaume Allen | Director | — | 2007-03-31 |
| YOUNG, John Allen | Director | — | 2006-09-17 |
| YOUNG, Thomas Fflorance Barrow | Director | — | 1999-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 447 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 19
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.