HOOK NORTON BREWERY COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-24 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-17.2% lowest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+4.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
73
+1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£590K
+1.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,209,109 | — | £5,786,878 | — | £5,964,689 | — | £8,666,028 | — | £8,997,559 | £9,423,515 | |
| Operating profit | £245,077 | — | -£288,073 | — | £75,430 | — | £319,641 | — | £613,171 | £568,159 | |
| Profit before tax | £189,400 | — | -£336,800 | — | £27,677 | — | £278,675 | — | £581,009 | £589,786 | |
| Net profit | £80,855 | — | -£347,938 | — | -£155,001 | — | £219,768 | — | £555,236 | £545,230 | |
| Cash | £1,604,267 | £1,604,267 | £1,769,267 | £1,769,267 | £1,842,718 | £1,842,718 | £1,485,834 | £1,485,834 | £1,731,325 | £1,433,981 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,820,774 | — | £13,942,760 | — | £13,958,305 | — | £13,042,572 | — | £13,144,177 | £13,571,880 | |
| Net assets | £11,810,208 | — | £11,484,702 | — | £11,628,120 | — | £11,847,159 | — | £12,354,541 | £12,860,583 | |
| Equity | £11,810,208 | £11,810,208 | £11,484,702 | £11,484,702 | £11,628,120 | £11,628,120 | £11,847,159 | £11,847,159 | £12,354,541 | £12,860,583 | |
| Average employees | 61 | — | 60 | — | 72 | — | 79 | — | 72 | 73 | |
| Wages | £1,688,462 | — | £1,623,749 | — | £1,898,407 | — | £2,197,942 | — | £2,235,965 | £2,364,031 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | — | -5.0% | — | 1.3% | — | 3.7% | — | 6.8% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | — | -6.0% | — | -2.6% | — | 2.5% | — | 6.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | — | -2.1% | — | 0.5% | — | 2.5% | — | 4.7% | 4.2% | |
| Interest cover | 3.99x | — | -5.36x | — | 1.52x | — | 6.65x | — | 8.48x | 17.30x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURTON, David Nigel Vardon | Secretary | 2015-04-22 | — | — |
| CHURTON, David Nigel Vardon | Director | 2010-04-21 | Jun 1949 | British |
| CLARKE, James William | Director | 1995-02-22 | Jan 1971 | British |
| PAVELEY, Jonathan David, Dr | Director | 2009-07-06 | Oct 1963 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Charles Henry | Director | 2009-03-26 | Sep 1957 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Fiona Elisabeth | Director | 2005-07-21 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTIN, Frederick George | Secretary | — | 2000-01-18 |
| REED, John Mervyn Ingle | Secretary | 2005-01-13 | 2014-11-30 |
| STRATFORD, John Mortimer | Secretary | 2000-01-20 | 2004-12-29 |
| CHURTON, Alice | Director | — | 2015-07-01 |
| CLARKE, David William | Director | — | 2004-09-29 |
| GILCHRIST, Richard Anthony | Director | — | 2009-01-24 |
| STALEY, Adrian Neil | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2015-08-07 |
| STRATFORD, John Mortimer | Director | — | 2004-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Fiona Elisabeth Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-07-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+4.7%
£8,997,559 £9,423,515
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-17.2%
£1,731,325 £1,433,981
lowest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£12,354,541 £12,860,583
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+1.4%
72 73
-
Operating profit
-7.3%
£613,171 £568,159
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
+1.5%
£581,009 £589,786
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+5.7%
£2,235,965 £2,364,031
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers