Young & Co's Brewery PLC
Registered name: YOUNG & CO'S BREWERY PLC
Young & Co's Brewery PLC made £508m revenue and £28.1m profit in the year to 30 Mar 2026.
Young & Co's Brewery PLC’s revenue grew 5% to £508m in the year to 30 Mar 2026, with £28.1m profit and 7,536 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Wandsworth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wandsworth, London
- Age
- 135 yrs · since 1890
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 30 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £389m | £486m | £486m | £508m |
| Operating profit | £28.6m | £37.9m | £37.9m | £59.3m |
| Profit before tax | £20.7m | £18.1m | £18.1m | £41.1m |
| Profit after tax | £11.1m | £10m | £10m | £28.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £11.1m | £10m | £10m | £28.1m |
| Employees (average) | 6,166 | 7,453 | 7,453 | 7,536 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 5.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £63.1k | £65.2k | £65.2k | £67.4k |
| Profit per employee | £1.8k | £1.3k | £1.3k | £3.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲24.9% | — | ▲4.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼9.9% | — | ▲181% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20.9% | — | ▲1.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £67.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now 7,536
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Bfi LimitedFigures not disclosed
- RBT II Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The City Pub Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Young's Pension Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Mar 2026 (profit £28.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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