The Downton Brewery Company Ltd
Registered name: THE DOWNTON BREWERY COMPANY LTD
The Downton Brewery Company Ltd made £47.6k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
The Downton Brewery Company Ltd reported £47.6k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026, down 21% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 11 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of beer” and is based in Salisbury; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Salisbury, South West
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £60.5k | £47.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £60.5k | £47.6k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £10.1k | £4.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼21.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼14.3% | ▲83.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £145k | £122k | £33.1k | £42.2k | £37.2k |
| Net assets | £126k | £129k | £28.8k | £17.8k | £11.8k |
| Fixed assets | £7.2k | £22.9k | £17.5k | £26.8k | £20.9k |
| Current assets | £220k | £208k | £127k | £146k | £135k |
| Debtors | £29k | £24.7k | £28.3k | £39.7k | £24.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.3k
- 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
- ▼34%
- Now £11.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼12%
- Now £37.2k
- Headcount
- ▲83%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £20.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £47.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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