Hall & Woodhouse Limited
Registered name: HALL & WOODHOUSE LIMITED
Hall & Woodhouse Limited made £131m revenue and £8.9m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Hall & Woodhouse Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £131m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £8.9m profit and 1,663 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of beer” and is based in Dorset; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dorset, South West
- Age
- 128 yrs · since 1898
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 25 Jan 2024 | 25 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £122m | £123m | £123m | £131m |
| Operating profit | £12.9m | £7.8m | £7.8m | £12.1m |
| Profit before tax | £10.4m | £6.5m | £6.5m | £10.7m |
| Profit after tax | £9.5m | £4.1m | £4.1m | £8.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £9.5m | £4.1m | £4.1m | £8.9m |
| Employees (average) | 1,876 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,663 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.8% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £64.9k | £70.2k | £70.2k | £78.8k |
| Profit per employee | £5.1k | £2.4k | £2.4k | £5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.9% | — | ▲6.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼56.7% | — | ▲116.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.7% | — | ▼5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.4k
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now 1,663
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Badger Ales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Blandford Beer Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hall & Woodhouse Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- King & Barnes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rio Drinks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Woodhouse Inns 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 31 Jan 2026 (profit £8.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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