MARSTON'S PUBS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Marston's plc, the company manages an estate of public houses, bars, and licensed restaurants across the United Kingdom.
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Cash
£21M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1.4B
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£181M
Period ending 2025-09-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £438,900,000 | £439,500,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £73,600,000 | £105,500,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£216,400,000 | -£181,100,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£163,600,000 | -£132,500,000 | — | |
| Cash | £33,600,000 | £21,400,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,205,100,000 | £1,265,900,000 | — | |
| Net assets | -£1,319,200,000 | -£1,414,400,000 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 24.0% | |
| Net margin | -37.3% | -30.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.1% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 202.5% | 204.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | 0.28x | 0.37x |
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 PUBS LIMITED 2007-01-08 → present
- W&DB PUBS LIMITED 2005-05-16 → 2007-01-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate. This is based on an expectation that the Company and its ultimate parent group (the 'Group') (Marston's PLC) have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At 29 June 2025 the Company's effective freehold properties were revalued by independent chartered surveyors on an open market value basis. The Company also undertook an impairment review of its leasehold properties in the current period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYBOULD, Bethan | Secretary | 2021-10-05 | — | — |
| HANCOCK, Edward John | Director | 2021-10-05 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HOPSON, Stephen Robert | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| LEACH, Robert Anthony | Director | 2021-10-05 | Mar 1971 | British |
| PLATT, Justin Mark | Director | 2024-01-12 | May 1971 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Anne Marie | Secretary | 2005-05-16 | 2021-10-05 |
| ANDREA, Andrew Andonis | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2023-11-17 |
| ANDREW, Derek | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2011-10-01 |
| DALZELL, Peter | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2017-09-29 |
| DARBY, Alistair William | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2012-09-10 |
| FINDLAY, Ralph Graham | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2021-10-02 |
| INGLETT, Paul | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2009-03-31 |
| LUPINO, Hayleigh | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2025-09-27 |
| OLIVER, Stephen John | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2013-06-03 |
| WESTWOOD, Richard James | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2020-10-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marston's Pubs Parent Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.