AB INBEV FINANCE SA LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13bn
USD 17,746,977,000
+39.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1bn
USD 1,365,480,000
+142.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£426,692,815 | £137,080,548 | £655,061,967 | +377.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£275,089,426 | £417,239,733 | £1,013,343,228 | +142.9% | |
| Net profit | -£275,089,426 | £410,395,575 | £1,013,343,228 | +146.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,456,887,138 | £13,170,298,330 | +39.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,072,805,146 | £9,456,887,138 | £13,170,298,330 | +39.3% | |
| Equity | £9,072,805,146 | £9,456,887,138 | £13,170,298,330 | +39.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.4% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.8% | 39.2% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.01x | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.79x | 0.44x | 4.53x |
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
- AB INBEV FINANCE SA LIMITED 2017-06-30 → present
- SABMILLER FINANCE SA LIMITED 2014-03-05 → 2017-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Company sold its 6.56% investment in AB MAZ Holdings LLC to a fellow Group undertaking for a cash consideration of US$3,955,865 thousand, recognising a gain on disposal of US$859,664 thousand.”
- “In addition, during 2025, the Company contributed loans receivable transferred from its parent undertaking to Anheuser-Busch US Treasury LLC in exchange for one ordinary share valued at US$4,499,864 thousand. The Company subsequently sold its investment in Anheuser-Busch US Treasury LLC to a fellow Group undertaking for a cash consideration of US$5,206,326 thousand, recognising a gain on disposal of US$23,051 thousand.”
- “As at 31 December 2024, loans owed to fellow Group undertakings were unsecured, repayable in 2025 and bore interest at floating rates based on IRS AFRs. These loans were repaid in full during 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-03-01 | — | — |
| CALLOU, Yann | Director | 2020-05-11 | Oct 1981 | French |
| CHAPPELL, Ewa | Director | 2025-09-24 | Jun 1980 | British |
| VLESKO, Yulia | Director | 2022-10-16 | Mar 1989 | Russian |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARNER, William | Secretary | 2014-03-05 | 2017-09-29 |
| ARLINGTON, Daniel | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2023-10-30 |
| BALCHIN, Victoria Jane | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-06-28 |
| BOMANS, Yannick | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2018-06-25 |
| BOUCHER, Timothy Montfort | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2017-09-29 |
| BOYD, Samuel | Director | 2024-04-04 | 2025-09-24 |
| CRANWELL, Timiko Naomi | Director | 2023-10-30 | 2024-03-31 |
| DOUWS, Kevin Jean-Frederic | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2020-05-01 |
| GAY, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2016-10-20 |
| JIANG, Sibil | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2021-04-08 |
| JONES, Stephen Mark | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2017-07-28 |
| LEAROYD, Philip Halkett Brook | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2016-11-02 |
| MALLAC, David Philippe | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2016-10-13 |
| SHAPIRO, Stephen Victor | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2016-10-08 |
| TURNER, Stephen John | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2022-10-16 |
| VIDELO, Stephanie Ruth | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2014-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Inbev Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-11-12 | Active |
| Abi Uk Holding 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-12-19 | Active |
| Abi Australia Holding (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-21 | Ceased 2022-12-19 |
| Abi Southern Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-15 | Ceased 2019-05-21 |
| Ab Inbev America Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.