Greene King Limited
Registered name: GREENE KING LIMITED
Part of Cka Holdings UK Limited groupGreene King Limited made £2.5bn revenue and a £34.7m loss in the year to 4 Jan 2026.
Greene King Limited’s revenue was £2.5bn in the year to 4 Jan 2026, with a loss of £34.7m. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Bury ST Edmunds.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bury ST Edmunds, East of England
- Age
- 139 yrs · since 1887
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 4 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.5bn |
| Operating profit | £93.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£23.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£34.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£34.7m |
| Employees (average) | — |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | −1.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Cka Holdings UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- CK Steel (UK) Limited75–100%
- CK Noble (UK) Limited75–100%
- Greene King Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (12)
- Greene King Retailing Parent LimitedRev. £1.1bn · Profit −£156m
- Johoco 2029 LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£9.8m
- Greene King CH Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Commercial Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Pension Scheme LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Property Development LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Pubs LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greene King Residential Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Spirit Pub Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 4 Jan 2026 (profit −£34.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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