BUTCOMBE BREWERY LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2m
-14.6% vs 2025
Net assets
-£15m
-52.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,428
-3.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£4.7m
+44.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-27 | 2025-01-25 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £77,909,000 | £82,976,000 | £88,580,000 | +6.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£8,918,000 | -£8,169,000 | -£4,671,000 | +42.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,952,000 | -£8,373,000 | -£4,655,000 | +44.4% | |
| Net profit | -£8,101,000 | -£8,841,000 | -£5,010,000 | +43.3% | |
| Cash | £2,933,000 | £4,885,000 | £4,174,000 | -14.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £813,000 | -£9,192,000 | -£14,254,000 | -55.1% | |
| Net assets | -£757,000 | -£9,598,000 | -£14,608,000 | -52.2% | |
| Equity | -£757,000 | -£9,598,000 | -£14,608,000 | -52.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,386 | 1,474 | 1,428 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | £28,289,000 | £30,860,000 | £32,837,000 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,231,000 | £894,000 | £930,000 | +4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £28,000 | £21,000 | £21,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £398,000 | £388,000 | £411,000 | +5.9% |
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 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.4% | -9.8% | -5.3% | |
| Net margin | -10.4% | -10.7% | -5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1096.9% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.5% | 106.2% | 109.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.12x | 0.13x | 0.13x | |
| Interest cover | -92.90x | — | -74.14x |
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
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £144,548,000 as at 31 January 2026 and a loss for the period ended 31 January 2026 of £5,010,000, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
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
- “Subsequent to year end, the group completed a substantial refinancing of its banking facility, increasing the term debt from £43.3m to £67.5m and extending out the maturity date of the entire term debt from January 2027 to January 2030.”
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 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2026-10-13 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-30 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-30 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.