FREDERIC ROBINSON LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
+36% vs 2024
Net assets
£92m
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,162
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.4m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £92,322,000 | £97,714,000 | £103,459,000 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,083,000 | £6,153,000 | £8,600,000 | +39.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,381,000 | £7,208,000 | £7,401,000 | +2.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,727,000 | £5,447,000 | £5,358,000 | -1.6% | |
| Cash | £1,841,000 | £826,000 | £1,123,000 | +36% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £94,495,000 | £101,073,000 | £104,061,000 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £85,717,000 | £90,574,000 | £92,240,000 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £85,717,000 | £90,574,000 | £92,240,000 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,046 | 1,113 | 1,162 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £24,352,000 | £27,136,000 | £30,173,000 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,486,000 | £1,518,000 | £2,601,000 | +71.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 6.3% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 5.6% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 6.1% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.9% | 32.7% | 33.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.49x | 0.46x | 0.47x | |
| Interest cover | 8.46x | 4.50x | 10.45x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite having net current liabilities of £17.9m the Company has access to further draw down its existing loan facilities. With headroom of £13.8m on the existing borrowing facility as at the end of December 2025, and £1.1m of cash in the bank, the directors consider it appropriate for the annual financial statements of the Company to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FREDERIC ROBINSON LIMITED · parent
- Bell & Co Limited 100%
- Kay's Atlas Brewery Limited 100%
- Unicorn Brewery Limited 100%
- Unicorn Wine Limited 100%
- Hartleys (Ulverston) Limited 100%
- Old Brewery (Ulverston) Limited 100%
- Individual Inns Limited 100%
- Individual Inns 2 Limited 100%
- Individual Inns 3 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “breaking through the £100 million turnover barrier for the first time”
- “first full year of production from our new brewery driving savings from consolidation of our brewing and packing operations”
- “decommissioned our old brewery which resulted in a write down of £1.8 million in the book value of the plant at that site”
- “launched a franchise style Operator Pub Partnership agreement for drinks-led community pubs”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUNN, Fiona Catherine | Director | 2022-01-01 | Feb 1958 | British |
| MOODY, Philip Edward | Director | 2020-08-01 | Jul 1954 | British |
| ROBINSON, Oliver John | Director | 2003-09-30 | Jan 1971 | British |
| ROBINSON, Sara Xanthe | Director | 2020-08-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| ROBINSON, William Joseph | Director | 2003-09-30 | Jul 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Tony | Director | 2020-08-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| WELHAM, Christopher | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Peter Bryan | Secretary | — | 2007-12-01 |
| ROBINSON, Sara Xanthe | Secretary | 2007-12-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, John | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2021-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Stephen John | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, David John | Director | — | 2020-08-01 |
| ROBINSON, Dennis William | Director | — | 2020-08-01 |
| ROBINSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2020-08-01 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Bryan | Director | — | 2020-08-01 |
| ROBINSON, Veronica Helen | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2020-08-01 |
| ROBINSON-STANIER, Neil | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2020-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic Robinson Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-19 | Active |
| Mr Oliver John Robinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-02-15 | Ceased 2023-06-19 |
| Mr Dennis William Robinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-19 |
| Mr Peter Bryan Robinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-08 |
| Mr David John Robinson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-09-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-09-27 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-23 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.