Greene King Retailing Parent Limited
Registered name: GREENE KING RETAILING PARENT LIMITED
Part of Cka Holdings UK Limited groupGreene King Retailing Parent Limited made £1.1bn revenue and a £156m loss in the year to 4 Jan 2026.
Greene King Retailing Parent Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £1.1bn in the year to 4 Jan 2026, with a loss of £156m. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Bury ST Edmunds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bury ST Edmunds, East of England
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2004
- 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 | 29 Dec 2023 | 29 Dec 2024 | 4 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1bn | £1bn | £1.1bn |
| Operating profit | £129m | £99.6m | £70.2m |
| Profit before tax | −£94.5m | −£142m | −£198m |
| Profit after tax | −£67.6m | −£111m | −£156m |
| Profit (best available) | −£67.6m | −£111m | −£156m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −6.7% | −10.8% | −14.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.8% | ▲3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −14.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- 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 Limited75–100%
- Greene King Retailing Parent Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Greene King Retailing LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (11)
- 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 −£156m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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