HOOK NORTON BREWERY COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£2.2M
+55.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+7.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
73
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+97.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,786,878 | £5,964,689 | £8,666,028 | £8,997,559 | £9,423,515 | £9,220,488 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£288,073 | £75,430 | £319,641 | £613,171 | £568,159 | £1,125,643 | +98.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£336,800 | £27,677 | £278,675 | £581,009 | £589,786 | £1,163,718 | +97.3% | |
| Net profit | -£347,938 | -£155,001 | £219,768 | £555,236 | £545,230 | £977,042 | +79.2% | |
| Cash | £1,769,267 | £1,842,718 | £1,485,834 | £1,731,325 | £1,433,981 | £2,236,148 | +55.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,942,760 | £13,958,305 | £13,042,572 | £13,144,177 | £13,571,880 | £14,626,985 | +7.8% | |
| Net assets | £11,484,702 | £11,628,120 | £11,847,159 | £12,354,541 | £12,860,583 | £13,791,887 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £11,484,702 | £11,628,120 | £11,847,159 | £12,354,541 | £12,860,583 | £13,791,887 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 72 | 79 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,623,749 | £1,898,407 | £2,197,942 | £2,235,965 | £2,364,031 | £2,365,258 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £160,042 | £144,198 | £175,300 | £177,630 | £193,500 | £201,493 | +4.1% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.0% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.0% | -2.6% | 2.5% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.1% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 7.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 15.9% | 18.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.41x | 1.97x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | -5.36x | 1.52x | 6.65x | 8.48x | 17.30x | 49.57x |
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
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The increase in Employers' National Insurance levies in 2024, especially those on part time and younger employees, have damaged employment prospects for many employees as well as employers. This increase alone cost your company over £200,000 in the first year.”
- “Two further significantly above inflation increases in the Minimum Wage, with even higher increases for those aged 18-21, have added significant cost to the hospitality industry.”
- “Brewers and pubs were also hit with a new packaging disposal tax in 2024.”
- “Additionally in the 2024 and 2025 Budgets, the Chancellor announced the two step abolition of Business Rate Relief for hospitality and other small businesses, something which quadrupled the Business Rates paid by pubs and other hospitality venues in two years.”
- “Furthermore, HM Government is now signaling it wishes to reduce the drink driving limit to equal the lower level in Scotland, despite the experience of Scotland proving that such a reduction does not lead to a sustained reduction in drink driving.”
- “The main focus was on rebuilding the fire damaged Stable block, and this work commenced in January 2025.”
- “Two pubs were disposed of during the year, The Crown and Tuns in Deddington, and The Carpenters Arms in Lower Boddington; the latter being severely affected by the HS2 works.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURTON, David Nigel Vardon | Secretary | 2015-04-22 | — | — |
| CHURTON, David Nigel Vardon | Director | 2010-04-21 | Jun 1949 | British |
| CLARKE, James William | Director | 1995-02-22 | Jan 1971 | British |
| PAVELEY, Jonathan David, Dr | Director | 2009-07-06 | Oct 1963 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Charles Henry | Director | 2009-03-26 | Sep 1957 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Fiona Elisabeth | Director | 2005-07-21 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTIN, Frederick George | Secretary | — | 2000-01-18 |
| REED, John Mervyn Ingle | Secretary | 2005-01-13 | 2014-11-30 |
| STRATFORD, John Mortimer | Secretary | 2000-01-20 | 2004-12-29 |
| CHURTON, Alice | Director | — | 2015-07-01 |
| CLARKE, David William | Director | — | 2004-09-29 |
| GILCHRIST, Richard Anthony | Director | — | 2009-01-24 |
| STALEY, Adrian Neil | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2015-08-07 |
| STRATFORD, John Mortimer | Director | — | 2004-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Fiona Elisabeth Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-05-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-05-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-07-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.