Daniel Thwaites Public Limited Company
Registered name: DANIEL THWAITES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Daniel Thwaites Public Limited Company made £127m revenue and £7.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Daniel Thwaites Public Limited Company’s revenue grew 5% to £127m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £7.8m profit and 1,695 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of beer” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackburn, North West
- Age
- 129 yrs · since 1897
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £116m | £121m | £127m |
| Cost of sales | −£90.1m | −£93.9m | −£98.5m |
| Gross profit | £25.4m | £26.7m | £28.5m |
| Operating profit | £11.5m | £12.2m | £13.2m |
| Profit before tax | £9.1m | £9.8m | £10.6m |
| Profit after tax | £7.3m | £7.6m | £7.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £7.3m | £7.6m | £7.8m |
| Employees (average) | 1,742 | 1,685 | 1,695 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 22% | 22.1% | 22.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £66.3k | £71.6k | £74.9k |
| Profit per employee | £4.2k | £4.5k | £4.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.4% | ▲5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲4.1% | ▲2.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.3% | ▲0.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £74.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 1,695
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Thwaites Inns LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £7.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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