The Thornbridge Hall Country House Brewing Company Limited
Registered name: THE THORNBRIDGE HALL COUNTRY HOUSE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
Part of Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited groupThe Thornbridge Hall Country House Brewing Company Limited made £14.6m revenue and £97.6k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
The Thornbridge Hall Country House Brewing Company Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £14.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £97.6k profit and 103 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of beer” and is based in Bakewell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bakewell, East Midlands
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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. From the filing: “The company is controlled by Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited, its parent company, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 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 |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.2m | £12.8m | £13.1m | £14.6m |
| Cost of sales | £8.5m | £8.4m | £8.3m | £9.1m |
| Gross profit | £4.6m | £4.4m | £4.8m | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | £82.2k | −£780k | −£197k | £339k |
| Profit before tax | −£52.6k | −£957k | −£417k | £164k |
| Profit after tax | £29.7k | −£595k | −£328k | £97.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £29.7k | −£595k | −£328k | £97.6k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.7m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 92 | 98 | 100 | 103 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.2% | −4.7% | −2.5% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | 35.3% | 34.4% | 36.3% | 37.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £143k | £130k | £131k | £141k |
| Profit per employee | £322 | −£6.1k | −£3.3k | £948 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3% | ▲2.7% | ▲11.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼2105% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.5% | ▲2% | ▲3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £360k | £135k | £51.6k | £63.1k |
| Net assets | £326k | −£268k | −£597k | −£499k |
| Fixed assets | £3.4m | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3m |
| Current assets | £4.1m | £3.8m | £3.8m | £4.1m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £2.4m |
| Deferred income | £102k | £150k | £213k | £271k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £141k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £948
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.7%
- 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 −£499k
- Cash at bank
- ▲22%
- Now £63.1k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 103
- Deferred income
- ▲27%
- Now £271k
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Thornbridge Hall Country House Brewing Company Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Thornbridge Taps LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £97.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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