St Austell: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
St.austell Brewery Company Limited has no person with significant control recorded on the Companies House register. In the year to December 2025 it reported turnover of £234m.
- In the year to December 2025, St Austell had turnover of £234m, up 1.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £3m, keeping £1.39 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 1,884 people, with staff costs of £58m.
- These figures are from St.austell Brewery Company Limited's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 25 June 2026.
- Registered name
- ST.AUSTELL BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED
- Company number
- 00107021
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 17 January 1910
- Registered office area
- Plymouth
- Industry code on the register
- 11050: Manufacture of beverages
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 25 June 2026
What does St Austell do?
St Austell Brewery is a Cornish brewer and pub company, founded in 1851 and best known for Tribute and Proper Job pale ales. It brews in St Austell and also owns Bath Ales in Bristol. Most of its money comes from its estate of pubs, inns and hotels across the South West, alongside selling its beer to other pubs and supermarkets.
In brief: brewer and pub company · Cornwall · Tribute and Proper Job · pubs, inns and hotels
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 4 November 2026. Official website: staustellbrewery.co.uk.
Who owns St Austell?
St.austell Brewery Company Limited, company number 00107021, has no person with significant control recorded on the register. The full record is linked below.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs St Austell?
The Companies House register lists 9 current officers for St.austell Brewery Company Limited.
All 9 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Colin John Stratton | 11 June 1998 |
| Gerard Hugh Barnes | 5 May 2005 |
| Kevin Roger Georgel | 1 January 2015 |
| Gillian Caseberry | 1 May 2018 |
| Andrew Timothy Swinford Turner | 13 November 2020 |
| Karen Rachael Hubbard | 1 March 2022 |
| Peter Shaw Harvey | 1 March 2024 |
| Donald Fuller Davis | 2 January 2026 |
| Rupert Michael Burnell-Nugent | 7 April 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did St Austell file?
St.austell Brewery Company Limited reported turnover of £234m in the year to December 2025. That was up 1.2% on £231m the year before.
It reported 1,884 employees. The year before it reported 1,852.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £3m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £11m the year before.
Staff costs came to £58m. That is an average of £31,000 a head. It ended the year with £7m at the bank and net assets of £147m. It paid dividends of £3m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £234m | £231m |
| Pre-tax profit | £3m (filed) | £11m (filed) |
| Employees | 1,884 | 1,852 |
| Staff costs | £58m | £53m |
| Average staff cost per head | £31,000 | £29,000 |
| Bank and cash | £7m | £3m |
| Net assets | £147m | £148m |
| Dividends paid | £3m | |
| Interest paid | £6m | |
| Interest received | £0.2m | |
| Directors' pay | £1.3m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against St Austell?
St.austell Brewery Company Limited has registered 6 charges at Companies House, of which 5 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 5 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Hsbc Bank PLC (As Hedge Counterparty) | 23 March 2023 |
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC | 14 September 2020 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 11 September 2020 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 11 September 2020 |
| Natwest Markets PLC as Hedge Counterparty | 11 September 2020 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How St Austell compares
Of the 6 family brewers, St Austell is 1st on turnover, 5th on profit margin and 4th on growth. Harvey's keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £14.86.
| Rank | Family brewers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | St Austell | £234m | £1.39 |
| 2nd | Hall & Woodhouse | £131m | £8.17 |
| + 4 more family brewers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
St Austell files as St.austell Brewery Company Limited, with turnover of £234m in its latest filed year.
Questions about St Austell
What does St Austell do?
St Austell Brewery is a Cornish brewer and pub company, founded in 1851 and best known for Tribute and Proper Job pale ales. It brews in St Austell and also owns Bath Ales in Bristol. Most of its money comes from its estate of pubs, inns and hotels across the South West, alongside selling its beer to other pubs and supermarkets.
How does St Austell compare with its rivals?
By turnover, St Austell is 1st of the 6 companies in our battle of the family brewers, ahead of Hall & Woodhouse. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the family brewers →
Who owns St Austell?
St.austell Brewery Company Limited has no person with significant control recorded at Companies House.
How much does St Austell make?
St.austell Brewery Company Limited reported turnover of £234m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £3m.
How many people work at St Austell?
St.austell Brewery Company Limited reported 1,884 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs St Austell?
The Companies House register lists 9 current officers for St.austell Brewery Company Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from St.austell Brewery Company Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 00107021, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “St Austell: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/st-austell/. Figures from Companies House filings for ST.AUSTELL BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED (00107021).
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