BUTCOMBE BREWERY LIMITED
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Cash
£4.9M
+66.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£9.6M
-1,167.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,474
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8.4M
+6.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-25
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-27 | 2025-01-25 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £77,909,000 | £82,976,000 | +6.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£8,918,000 | -£8,169,000 | +8.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,952,000 | -£8,373,000 | +6.5% | |
| Net profit | -£8,101,000 | -£8,841,000 | -9.1% | |
| Cash | £2,933,000 | £4,885,000 | +66.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £813,000 | -£9,192,000 | -1,230.6% | |
| Net assets | -£757,000 | -£9,598,000 | -1,167.9% | |
| Equity | -£757,000 | -£9,598,000 | -1,167.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,386 | 1,474 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £28,289,000 | £30,860,000 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,231,000 | £894,000 | -27.4% |
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 | 2024-01-27 | 2025-01-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.4% | -9.8% | |
| Net margin | -10.4% | -10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1096.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.5% | 106.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.12x | 0.13x | |
| Interest cover | -92.90x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BUTCOMBE BREWERY LIMITED 2003-03-06 → present
- BARNCREST NO.163 LIMITED 2003-01-08 → 2003-03-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BUTCOMBE BREWERY LIMITED · parent
- Cirrus Inns Holdings Limited 100%
- Cirrus Inns Limited 100%
- Farm Street Inns Limited 100%
- M Still Catering Limited 100%
- The Royal Oak Inn Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group announced in December 2024 the decision to rebrand the Group's corporate identity from The Liberation Group to Butcombe Group.”
- “Proceeds of £3.4m from the disposal of three Managed and four Tenanted freehold pubs which had been identified as non-core by our estates review process.”
- “The Brewing and Drinks division was broadly flat versus last year in Q1, once again the UK Free Trade performance lead the way, with online ordering now adding a further service provision to our customers and driving basket spend.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE, Simon Richard | Director | 2020-01-17 | Dec 1969 | British |
| LAWSON, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2019-01-21 | Feb 1971 | British |
| PERFECT, Jayson Peter | Director | 2017-08-17 | Sep 1979 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Paul Francis | Secretary | 2003-03-13 | 2003-06-03 |
| CROWTHER, Mark Nicholas | Secretary | 2015-03-20 | 2018-10-16 |
| GOULD, Gerald Edward | Secretary | 2003-06-03 | 2013-02-26 |
| HORSLEY, Paul Mark | Secretary | 2003-02-27 | 2003-03-13 |
| TAYLOR, Peter William | Secretary | 2013-02-26 | 2015-03-20 |
| FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-01-08 | 2003-02-27 |
| ADAMS, Paul Francis | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2005-10-31 |
| CROWTHER, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2018-10-16 |
| GOULD, Gerald Edward | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2013-02-26 |
| GRAINGER, Richard Stuart | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2021-02-24 |
| HEARNE, Declan Patrick | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2018-05-16 |
| HORSLEY, Paul Mark | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2014-12-22 |
| HUBERT, Timothy | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2021-02-24 |
| MCGUIGAN, Marc Edward | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-03-20 |
| NEWELL, Guy Barrington | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2015-11-27 |
| OSBORNE, Nigel Richard | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2020-01-17 |
| SHARDLOW, Richard Peter | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2015-11-27 |
| TAYLOR, Peter William | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2015-03-20 |
| WILKINSON, Steve | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Geraint | Director | 2015-11-27 | 2017-12-19 |
| FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-01-08 | 2003-02-27 |
| FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-01-08 | 2003-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butcombe Brewing Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.