A.G. BARR P.L.C.
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the business manufactures and distributes a wide range of soft and energy drinks, most notably under the Irn-Bru, Rubicon, and Funkin brands.
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Cash
£61M
+10.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£338M
+12.7% vs 2025
Employees
991
+3.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£63M
+75.8% vs 2025
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-01-25 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £420,400,000 | £437,300,000 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £38,000,000 | £66,200,000 | +74.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £35,600,000 | £62,600,000 | +75.8% | |
| Net profit | £22,100,000 | £46,700,000 | +111.3% | |
| Cash | £55,700,000 | £61,400,000 | +10.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £327,400,000 | £358,900,000 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £300,000,000 | £338,000,000 | +12.7% | |
| Equity | £300,000,000 | £338,000,000 | +12.7% | |
| Average employees | 954 | 991 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £52,800,000 | £55,800,000 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,440,000 | £2,692,000 | +10.3% |
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 | 2025-01-25 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.6% | 18.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.3% | 22.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.63x | |
| Interest cover | 12.67x | 11.61x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its financing and other business risks satisfactorily, and have a reasonable expectation that the Group and parent Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- A.G. BARR P.L.C. · parent
- MOMA Foods Limited 100%
- Funkin Limited 100%
- Frobishers Juices Limited 100%
- Rubicon Drinks Limited 100%
- A.G. Barr Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- A.G. Barr p.l.c. Scottish Limited Partnership 100%
- Mandora St Clements Limited 100%
- A.G. Barr (Ireland) Limited 100%
- A.G. Barr (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'DONNELL, Christopher Kesson | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| BARR, Julie Anne | Director | 2023-05-26 | Feb 1973 | British |
| BARRATT, Susan Verity | Director | 2018-01-28 | Feb 1965 | British |
| DHAWAN, Rohit, Dr | Director | 2025-07-29 | Jul 1979 | Australian |
| HOWORTH, Zoe Louise | Director | 2021-07-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| LORIMER, Stuart | Director | 2015-01-05 | Nov 1966 | British |
| SMALLEY, Louise Helen | Director | 2023-06-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Euan Angus | Director | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| WHARTON, Nicholas Barry Edward | Director | 2018-11-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Julie Anne | Secretary | 2008-03-01 | 2023-06-12 |
| GREENOCK, Iain Fotheringham | Secretary | 1995-11-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| MACLAREN, George Munro | Secretary | — | 1995-11-01 |
| MACLENNAN, Neil Conway | Secretary | 2023-06-12 | 2024-07-01 |
| ALLEN, Mark | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2026-01-15 |
| BARR, Michael Robert Christopher | Director | — | 1997-10-24 |
| BARR, William Greig | Director | — | 1996-03-04 |
| BARR, William Robin Graham | Director | — | 2023-05-26 |
| BIBBY, Alan Austin | Director | — | 2008-02-29 |
| DAWSON, James Edward | Director | 1992-07-16 | 2003-05-27 |
| ESPEY, James Stuart | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2011-01-31 |
| GOODWIN, John Macleod | Director | 1993-11-18 | 2003-11-17 |
| GREENOCK, Iain Fotheringham | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2008-06-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2010-09-01 |
| HANNA, Ronald George | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2014-12-31 |
| KEMP, Jonathan David | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2024-05-31 |
| MACLAREN, George Munro | Director | — | 1998-07-21 |
| MCPHERSON, Hugh | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2001-11-09 |
| MEMMOTT, Andrew Lewis | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2019-09-24 |
| NICOLSON, John Ross | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| POWELL, Pamela | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| RITCHIE, David James | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| SHORT, Alexander Brian Cooper | Director | 2008-05-28 | 2014-08-29 |
| STOTHERT, Richard Holt | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| WARBURTON, Jonathan | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2012-08-20 |
| WHITE, Roger Alexander | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2024-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 491 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.