Ab Inbev UK Limited
Registered name: AB INBEV UK LIMITED
Part of Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/Nv groupAb Inbev UK Limited made £1.9bn revenue and a £5.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Ab Inbev UK Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £1.9bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £5.1m and 1,628 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of beer” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.7bn | £1.6bn | £1.7bn | £1.7bn | £1.9bn |
| Cost of sales | £1.2bn | £1.2bn | £1.2bn | £1.2bn | £1.4bn |
| Gross profit | £429m | £416m | £413m | £450m | £504m |
| Operating profit | −£7.9m | −£90.5m | −£57.7m | £2.5m | −£1.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£6.4m | −£89.6m | −£72.2m | −£20.9m | −£19.9m |
| Profit after tax | £23.7m | £97.3m | −£79.5m | −£61.1m | −£5.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £23.7m | £97.3m | −£79.5m | −£61.1m | −£5.1m |
| Staff costs | £126m | £131m | £130m | £135m | £127m |
| Employees (average) | 1,322 | 1,653 | 1,607 | 1,572 | 1,628 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 1.4% | 6.1% | −4.8% | −3.6% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | 25.7% | 26.1% | 24.8% | 26.9% | 27.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.3m | £966k | £1m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | £17.9k | £58.8k | −£49.5k | −£38.9k | −£3.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.2% | ▲4.1% | ▲0.8% | ▲10.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲310.7% | ▼181.8% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | ▼2.8% | ▼2.2% | ▲3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £10.2m | £4.9m | £4.6m | £7m | £4.3m |
| Net assets | £215m | £123m | £83.7m | £16.8m | −£24.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.2k
- 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
- ▼248%
- Now −£24.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼39%
- Now £4.3m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 1,628
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Abi UK Holding 1 Limited75–100%
- Nimbuspath Limited75–100%
- Ab Inbev UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Pioneer Brewing Company LimitedRev. £1.1m · Profit −£1.1m
- Ab Inbev UK Healthcare Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ab Inbev UK Pension Trust LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Abi Southern Holding LtdFigures not disclosed
- Bass Beers Worldwide LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Budweiser Drinks Dispense LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Interbrew UK HoldingsFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£5.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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