CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
Formed as a joint venture between Carlsberg and Marston's PLC, the business operates UK breweries and a national distribution network to supply prominent beer brands such as Carlsberg, Hobgoblin, and San Miguel.
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Cash
£73k
-62.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£240m
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
492
-8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.2m
-123.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Staples median
CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Staples median
CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Staples median
CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Staples median
CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED·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 | £907,878,000 | £922,125,000 | £803,754,000 | -12.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£27,325,000 | £21,387,000 | -£10,799,000 | -150.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£25,230,000 | £26,084,000 | -£6,199,000 | -123.8% | |
| Net profit | -£14,633,000 | £13,892,000 | £2,493,000 | -82.1% | |
| Cash | £809,000 | £195,000 | £73,000 | -62.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £215,974,000 | £241,968,000 | £245,067,000 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £201,302,000 | £233,345,000 | £240,395,000 | +3% | |
| Equity | £201,302,000 | £233,345,000 | £240,395,000 | +3% | |
| Average employees | 522 | 535 | 492 | -8% | |
| Wages | £33,552,000 | £30,314,000 | £34,504,000 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,515,000 | £1,010,000 | £1,206,000 | +19.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.0% | 2.3% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | 1.5% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -12.7% | 8.8% | -4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 70.2% | 67.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.75x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | -1.07x | 0.82x | -0.41x |
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
- CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED 2022-01-31 → present
- CARLSBERG UK LIMITED 2004-03-09 → 2022-01-31
- CARLSBERG-TETLEY BREWING LIMITED 1993-01-15 → 2004-03-09
- WILLIAM JONES AND SON (MALTSTERS) LIMITED 1903-08-28 → 1993-01-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are therefore comfortable of the going concern status for at least a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- CMBC Supply Limited 100%
- Marston's Beer Company Limited 100%
- CM Brewery Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 16 January 2025 Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited acquired Britvic Limited (formerly Britvic plc) for £3,304,423,000, as a result Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company Limited is now part of the combined business, Carlsberg Britvic.”
- “In July 2025, the Company announced plans to open a new depot at the West Midlands Interchange, with construction expected to complete in 2026.”
- “As part of the operational reorganisation, the Company announced the planned closure of its Wolverhampton office during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 78 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Jeremy Robert | Secretary | 2008-06-27 | — | British |
| BRINCK, Søren | Director | 2024-09-01 | Aug 1974 | Danish |
| BROWN, Jeremy Robert | Director | 2024-11-15 | Feb 1972 | British |
| DAVIES, Paul Thomas | Director | 2020-11-06 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GUNNARSSON LUNDGREN, Anna Cecilia | Director | 2018-02-01 | Nov 1973 | Swedish |
Show 78 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Steven Clive | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1999-05-31 |
| DEAN, Morag | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 2005-05-27 |
| DEAN, Morag | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 1999-02-26 |
| OWEN, Mark Christopher | Secretary | 2006-08-25 | 2008-06-27 |
| WALL, Jon | Secretary | 2005-12-16 | 2006-08-25 |
| WHIFFEN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2005-05-27 | 2005-12-16 |
| WHIFFEN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2004-09-13 | 2005-03-07 |
| WHITEHEAD, Gordon William George | Secretary | 1996-08-24 | 1997-12-31 |
| WILKINSON, Anthony Eric | Secretary | — | 1996-08-24 |
| ANDREA, Andrew Andonis | Director | 2021-10-03 | 2023-11-17 |
| BAILEY, Steven Clive | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2003-11-07 |
| BLAWAT, Tomasz Wojciech | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2020-11-06 |
| BRITTON, Darran | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-01-22 |
| BUTLER, Philip Stanley | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| CALLAN, Matthew John | Director | 2012-03-19 | 2014-02-21 |
| CASWELL, Andrew Michael | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2009-01-30 |
| CLYDESDALE, Douglas Alexander | Director | 1998-01-14 | 2008-10-31 |
| COBB, Russell David | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2015-01-30 |
| CROWTHER, Mark | Director | 2006-03-08 | 2007-03-23 |
| DALSGAARD, Carsten Hoelgaard | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-03-30 |
| DAVIS, Alan | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1994-09-30 |
| DENINSON, Ian Harry | Director | 2004-08-31 | 2011-05-16 |
| DINESEN, Ebbe | Director | 1992-12-11 | 2006-06-16 |
| FELLMAN, Lars Jakob | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| FEWKES, Graham James | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2024-09-01 |
| FINDLAY, Ralph Graham | Director | 2020-10-30 | 2021-10-02 |
| GAUNT, Alistair James | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2018-02-01 |
| GIBSON, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| HAGHFELT, Ole Michael | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2018-07-30 |
| HALE, Nicola | Director | 2015-02-03 | 2018-02-01 |
| HALES, Antony John | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-08-24 |
| HALES, Antony John | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| HERKEMIJ, Michiel Jeroen | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| HOULTON, Christopher Bennett | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-09-28 |
| IUUL, Michael Christian Stig | Director | 1992-12-11 | 2001-01-01 |
| KELLY, Vincent | Director | 1997-10-13 | 1999-05-07 |
| KIRK, Andreas Bernhard | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2019-10-10 |
| KISTRUP, Henriette | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| LONGBOTTOM, David Alan | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| LOUSADA, James David | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2015-10-31 |
| LOWE, Roger Geoffrey | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-05-01 |
| LUPINO, Hayleigh | Director | 2020-10-30 | 2024-07-31 |
| MADSEN, Hans Kasper | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-01-07 |
| MARSHALL, Donald | Director | — | 1994-04-28 |
| MARTIN, Richard Graham | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| MCKEOWN, John Wilson | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| MICHALAK, Jacek Boguslaw | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2006-03-31 |
| MOMEN, Julian Akhtar Karim | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2019-03-01 |
| MORGAN, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1995-06-30 |
| MOSS, Royston | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| NESHEIM, Geir Helge | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-01-30 |
| NEWTON, Liam | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2018-02-01 |
| PARKER, Roger | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| PASTUSZKA, Jacek Krzysztof | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2021-03-01 |
| PETERSEN, Gert Brandt | Director | 2003-01-07 | 2005-10-03 |
| PLATT, Justin Mark | Director | 2024-01-10 | 2024-07-31 |
| POVEY, Colin | Director | 1997-10-13 | 2004-08-23 |
| RAASCHOU-NIELSEN, Agnete | Director | 1996-08-24 | 1996-10-01 |
| RAY, Bernard William | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2002-04-06 |
| RAY, Stephen Bruce | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2018-02-01 |
| ROOST, Bjarke | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2014-02-21 |
| SCOTT, Richard Colin Douglas | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2020-10-30 |
| SHEPS, Isaac, Dr | Director | 2008-10-20 | 2011-12-01 |
| SLAY, Benet Dunstan | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| SMITH, John James | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2001-04-06 |
| STRINGER, Stephen | Director | 2018-04-16 | 2019-10-10 |
| STUBBS, Adam | Director | 2024-11-15 | 2025-01-17 |
| STUBBS, Adam | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2020-10-30 |
| SVENDSEN, Per | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2017-12-07 |
| THOEGERSEN, Hardy | Director | 1992-12-11 | 1995-04-30 |
| TRIGG, John Anthony Fitzgerald | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| VESTERGAARD, Lars | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2012-07-27 |
| WALTON, Claire Louise | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2011-11-04 |
| WARMOTH, Christopher John | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2018-04-16 |
| WATSON, Antony David | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2016-07-15 |
| WEBB, Nicholas David | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2008-12-01 |
| WHITEHEAD, Gordon William George | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1997-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Malcolm | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsberg Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2020-06-24 | Active |
| Carlsberg Marston's Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-06-24 | Active |
| Carlsberg Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-07-04 | Ceased 2016-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 391 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.