GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025/26Sector comparison
SIC 11050Where the company stands among the 1,803 active companies whose first SIC code is 11050 (Manufacture of beer).
- ABI SAB GROUP HOLDING LIMITED£79.4bn
- GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED£1.4bn
- CARLSBERG MARSTON'S LIMITED£538m
- MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED£454.4m
- MCMULLEN & SONS, LIMITED£207.3m
- ABI UK HOLDING 1 LIMITED£197.2m
- SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED£180.8m
- CMBC SUPPLY LIMITED£169.2m
- HALL & WOODHOUSE LIMITED£142.9m
- J.W.LEES & CO.(BREWERS)LIMITED£102.4m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,803. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03298903. It was incorporated on 6 Jan 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bury st edmunds (IP33). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of beer (11050), retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (47250), public houses and bars (56302), other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68209).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 4 Jan 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £2,424,600,000. Net assets were £1,416,900,000, down 7.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,100,000. Total assets were £1,941,200,000 and total liabilities £521,900,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,803 active companies whose first SIC code is 11050: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 75 that publish turnover (median £248,132). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,982). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £78,268). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £19,451). It is older than 95% of them (median age 9.0 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3m. Its most frequent buyer is TUCO Ltd (2 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £19k, from Department for Education.
What do public registers and reports show?
In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 45 days to pay suppliers, and 6% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 May 2027.
Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
| 2024/25 † | 2025/26 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 2,332,700,000 | 2,424,600,000 |
| Profit for the year | -52,000,000 | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 14,800,000 | 12,100,000 |
| Total assets | 2,203,300,000 | 1,941,200,000 |
| Total liabilities | 656,700,000 | 521,900,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,532,700,000 | 1,416,900,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Public contracts
5 contractsGREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2017. The 3 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £3m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.
- TUCO Ltd
- 2 contracts
- Espo
- 1 contract · £1.7m
- Cambridge City Council
- 1 contract · £800k
- West Suffolk Council
- 1 contract · £500k
- Invitation To Tender - Provision of brewery services at The Apex & Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, SuffolkWest Suffolk Council · £500,000 · runs until Aug 2029
- ALC23 Spirits & Core Wines, Beer and Cider - AWARD‡TUCO Ltd · shared by 13 suppliers
- ALC23 Spirits and Core Wines, Beer and Cider‡TUCO Ltd · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £28,000,000 in total · 5 lots
- Cambridge City Council - Brewery Contract for Corn Exchange and Guildhall‡Cambridge City Council · £800,000
- 06_17 Beers, Wines and Spirits and Bar Services (Lot 3 only)‡Espo · £1,700,000
From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
Government grants
3 grantsGREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2020, together worth £19k.
- Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £10,000
- Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £2,000
- Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £7,000
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 45 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 6%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 19%
- 31 to 60 days 67%
- After 60 days 14%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2025
- 46
- 21%
- 5%
- 30 Jun 2025
- 45
- 20%
- 4%
- 31 Dec 2024
- 45
- 20%
- 4%
- 30 Jun 2024
- 43
- 24%
- 15%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 44
- 27%
- 5%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 43
- 26%
- 6%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 44
- 27%
- 6%
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £2.4bn, net assets £1.4bn
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £2.3bn, net assets £1.5bn
- Greene King Pubs Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.