AB INBEV UK LIMITED
Operating as the British subsidiary of the Euronext-listed multinational beverage group Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company manufactures and distributes major beer brands including Stella Artois, Corona, and Beck's.
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Cash
£4.3m
+512.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£25m
-247.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,628
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£20m
+4.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £1,662,316,000 | £1,675,487,000 | £1,857,518,000 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£57,730,000 | £2,477,000 | -£1,147,000 | -146.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£72,192,000 | -£20,935,000 | -£19,906,000 | +4.9% | |
| Net profit | -£79,527,000 | -£61,136,000 | -£5,140,000 | +91.6% | |
| Cash | £4,576,000 | £701,000 | £4,293,000 | +512.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £439,150,000 | £332,676,000 | £89,596,000 | -73.1% | |
| Net assets | £83,729,000 | £16,751,000 | -£24,716,000 | -247.5% | |
| Equity | £83,729,000 | £16,751,000 | -£24,716,000 | -247.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,607 | 1,572 | 1,628 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £112,841,000 | £116,641,000 | £109,028,000 | -6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £980,000 | £1,500,000 | £2,979,000 | +98.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,000 | £7,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £202,000 | £274,000 | £754,000 | +175.2% |
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 | -3.5% | 0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | -4.8% | -3.6% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.1% | 0.7% | -1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.3% | 98.0% | 102.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.82x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | -3.71x | 0.11x | -0.06x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- AB INBEV UK LIMITED 2012-02-28 → present
- INBEV UK LIMITED 2005-07-29 → 2012-02-28
- INTERBREW UK LIMITED 2000-05-09 → 2005-07-29
- CHECKOPTION LIMITED 2000-04-27 → 2000-05-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- AB INBEV UK LIMITED · parent
- AB INBEV UK Healthcare Trustee Limited 100%
- AB INBEV UK Pension Trust Limited 100%
- Pioneer Brewing Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company completed the acquisition of the license right to distribute the San Miguel brand in the UK which was recognised as an other intangible fixed asset.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGAN, Anthony | Secretary | 2025-10-03 | — | — |
| CHAPPELL, Ewa | Director | 2024-12-10 | Jun 1980 | British |
| KITCHING, Christopher Steven | Director | 2024-01-23 | Apr 1992 | British |
| LATTES, Andre | Director | 2025-07-30 | Mar 1982 | Brazilian,Italian |
| MUNTEANU, Alexandra | Director | 2025-07-30 | Mar 1986 | Romanian,British |
| NEVES, Maria | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jul 1993 | Portuguese |
| SARGEANTSON, Cara | Director | 2020-10-20 | Oct 1987 | British |
| THADANI, Ashish | Director | 2023-11-23 | Nov 1987 | Indian |
| VOLKOVA, Anastasiia | Director | 2025-12-03 | Feb 1989 | Belgian |
| WINGFIELD DIGBY, Mark Peter | Director | 2020-10-20 | Dec 1980 | British |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAHOSHY, Claude Louis | Secretary | 2007-11-20 | 2009-08-14 |
| MALHOTRA, Deepak Kumar | Secretary | 2002-07-29 | 2006-09-26 |
| MCCAREY, Jemma Louise | Secretary | 2006-09-26 | 2007-11-22 |
| NOIRFALISSE, Catherine Elisabeth | Secretary | 2000-05-08 | 2000-07-01 |
| NORMAN, James | Secretary | 2022-06-28 | 2025-08-14 |
| O'CONNELL, Alex | Secretary | 2020-01-04 | 2021-09-30 |
| PARMAR, Hina | Secretary | 2019-09-16 | 2020-02-04 |
| PENNY, Megan Ruth | Secretary | 2019-08-16 | 2019-09-09 |
| PHILLIPS, Simon Gordon | Secretary | 2003-06-27 | 2006-09-26 |
| SILVERBERG, Barbara Ann | Secretary | 2000-07-01 | 2002-06-25 |
| TOLLEY, Anna | Secretary | 2009-08-14 | 2011-12-15 |
| WALKER, Natalie Louise | Secretary | 2017-09-19 | 2019-01-01 |
| WALKER, Natalie Louise | Secretary | 2015-10-06 | 2016-12-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher | Secretary | 2002-03-07 | 2003-06-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher | Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-20 |
| WILSHAW, Kayleigh Anne | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2019-08-16 |
| WILSHAW, Kayleigh Anne | Secretary | 2016-12-01 | 2017-09-19 |
| WILSHAW, Kayleigh Anne | Secretary | 2011-12-15 | 2015-10-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2000-05-08 |
| AGUIRRE Y OTEGUI, Miren | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-03-22 |
| ALLARD, David | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2007-07-31 |
| BAHOSHY, Claude Louis | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2011-04-29 |
| BARTHOLOMEEUSEN, Nicolas Katleen Jozef | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2019-01-01 |
| BRANEY, Alison Joanne | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2008-04-30 |
| BROWN, Lynette | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2011-11-21 |
| CAHILLANE, Steven Anthony | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2005-08-02 |
| CALMEYN, Matthias | Director | 2022-07-28 | 2025-07-25 |
| CHIDGEY, Rowan | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2020-09-29 |
| CLAY, Timothy James | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-04-05 |
| CRANWELL, Timiko Naomi | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2024-03-31 |
| CREMONA, Giuseppe | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2017-08-31 |
| CREMONA, Giuseppe | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2008-03-01 |
| DESMET, Tony Jules Marcel Marie | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-03-22 |
| DEVON, Oliver James | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-11-23 |
| DUGGAL, Arjun | Director | 2023-09-26 | 2025-07-25 |
| EVANS, Richard Steven Laycock | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2008-03-01 |
| FRITSCH, Ryan | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2020-09-30 |
| GILLILAND, Stewart Charles | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2003-12-09 |
| GOKELAERE, Stanislas Ludovic | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-03-22 |
| HALL, Iain | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2021-03-05 |
| HALL, Iain Robert Lindley | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2016-12-01 |
| HARRISON, Simon John | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2016-04-08 |
| HOFFMANN, Jens | Director | 2017-01-12 | 2020-06-30 |
| IJNTEMA, Martin Evert | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-09-29 |
| JOHNS, Ophelia | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2014-03-31 |
| JOYNER, Paul Graham | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2013-06-30 |
| KEMP, Alistair William | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2015-03-25 |
| KITCHING, Steven | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2008-06-30 |
| LAKE, Clare | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2016-01-01 |
| LINDENBERG, Paula Nogueira | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LONGOBARDI, Rosanna | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| MACFARLANE, Stuart Murray | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| MAGUIRE, Paul (Known As Jerry) | Director | 2018-01-29 | 2019-01-01 |
| MALHOTRA, Deepak Kumar | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2006-09-26 |
| MCALLISTER, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2015-05-21 | 2016-04-08 |
| MCLELLAN, Rory | Director | 2017-09-06 | 2021-10-08 |
| MCLELLAN, Rory | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2016-12-01 |
| MERSCH, Sabine Anne | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2002-06-25 |
| MIRANT-BORDE, Pedro | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2017-01-12 |
| MIRPURI, Sunny | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2026-06-26 |
| MISTRY, Bhavesh | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2010-09-03 |
| NEWELL, Iain Edward Ross | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-12-01 |
| NOIRFALISSE, Catherine Elisabeth | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2000-07-01 |
| PEDRICK, Colin Albert | Director | 2005-08-02 | 2006-06-16 |
| PERKINS, Brian | Director | 2021-12-31 | 2026-03-01 |
| PLOCHAET, Ingeborg | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-01 |
| POWER, Brendan Michael | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| RATCLIFF, Timothy Edmund | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-01-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Claire Louise | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| ROBINSON, Nicholas John | Director | 2015-10-08 | 2017-06-21 |
| RODDY, Matthew | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2025-07-25 |
| ROWE, James Malcom | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2024-01-17 |
| ROWE, Peter Jonathon | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2016-12-01 |
| SCHUBACK, Roberto | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2009-07-17 |
| SHAW, Lesley Margaret | Director | 2005-08-02 | 2006-12-15 |
| SILVERBERG, Barbara Ann | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2002-06-25 |
| STADUKHINA, Tatiana | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2020-02-04 |
| STANTON, Matthew Adam | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2006-06-16 |
| SU, Taner | Director | 2018-04-20 | 2019-01-11 |
| THUMELAIRE, Jean-David Alexis Fabien | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2024-02-01 |
| TOLLEY, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2018-04-03 |
| VAN DOORSELAERE, Ignace Constant Augusta | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2002-06-25 |
| VISKOVIC, Josip | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2026-05-01 |
| VLASOVA, Evgeniya | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2023-04-19 |
| WARNER, Jason Gerard | Director | 2016-05-19 | 2019-01-01 |
| WELCH, Julie Dawn | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2007-11-07 |
| WHITING, Andrew George | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2020-02-04 |
| WINAND, Pierre Nicolas Simon | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2006-06-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-27 | 2000-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimbuspath Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 291 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.