Thornbridge: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Mr James Robert Harrison. In the year to June 2025 Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited reported turnover of £17m.
- In the year to June 2025, Thornbridge had turnover of £17m, up 12.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £0.2m, keeping £1.30 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 181 people, with staff costs of £4m.
- These figures are from Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited's group accounts for the year to June 2025, filed at Companies House on 11 March 2026.
- Registered name
- THORNBRIDGE BREWERY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Company number
- 04552035
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 2 October 2002
- Registered office area
- Derby
- Industry code on the register
- 64209: Financial service activities (excl insurance and pension)
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to June 2025, filed 11 March 2026
What does Thornbridge do?
Thornbridge is a craft brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, best known for Jaipur IPA. It began in 2005 in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall and now brews at its Riverside brewery in Bakewell. It sells its beer wholesale to pubs, bars and supermarkets in the UK and abroad, direct through its online shop, and through a small number of pubs of its own.
In brief: craft brewery · Derbyshire · Jaipur IPA · wholesale, online and own pubs
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 4 November 2026. Official website: thornbridgebrewery.co.uk.
Who owns Thornbridge?
The Companies House register records Mr James Robert Harrison as the person with significant control of Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited, company number 04552035.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
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 Thornbridge?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| James Robert Harrison | 2 October 2002 |
| Simon David Webster | 2 October 2002 |
| Simon David Webster | 2 October 2002 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Thornbridge file?
Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited reported turnover of £17m in the year to June 2025. That was up 12.9% on £15m the year before.
It reported 181 employees. The year before it reported 169.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.2m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £0.4m the year before.
Staff costs came to £4m. That is an average of £23,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.2m at the bank and net liabilities of £0.9m.
| Measure | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17m | £15m |
| Pre-tax profit | £0.2m (filed) | -£0.4m (filed) |
| Employees | 181 | 169 |
| Staff costs | £4m | £4m |
| Average staff cost per head | £23,000 | £22,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.2m | £0.2m |
| Net assets | -£0.9m | -£1.0m |
| Interest paid | £0.2m |
Read the accounts to June 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
How Thornbridge compares
Of the 5 craft brewers, Thornbridge is 3rd on turnover, 1st on profit margin and 2nd on growth.
| Rank | Craft brewers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BrewDog | £280m | −£13.09 |
| 3rd | Thornbridge | £17m | £1.30 |
| + 3 more craft brewers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Thornbridge files as Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited, whose person with significant control is Mr James Robert Harrison, with turnover of £17m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Thornbridge
What does Thornbridge do?
Thornbridge is a craft brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, best known for Jaipur IPA. It began in 2005 in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall and now brews at its Riverside brewery in Bakewell. It sells its beer wholesale to pubs, bars and supermarkets in the UK and abroad, direct through its online shop, and through a small number of pubs of its own.
How does Thornbridge compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Thornbridge is 3rd of the 5 companies in our battle of the craft brewers, behind BrewDog. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the craft brewers →
Who owns Thornbridge?
The Companies House register records Mr James Robert Harrison as the person with significant control of Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited.
How much does Thornbridge make?
Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited reported turnover of £17m in the year to June 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.2m.
How many people work at Thornbridge?
Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited reported 181 employees in the year to June 2025.
Who runs Thornbridge?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Thornbridge Brewery Holdings Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 04552035, 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, “Thornbridge: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/thornbridge/. Figures from Companies House filings for THORNBRIDGE BREWERY HOLDINGS LIMITED (04552035).
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