City Brewery Limited
Registered name: CITY BREWERY LIMITED
Part of Ovg Europe Limited groupCity Brewery Limited made a £3.1m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
City Brewery Limited reported a loss of £3.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 128 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£103k | −£122k | −£3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£103k | −£122k | −£3.1m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£23.9k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £117 | £127 | £1 |
| Net assets | −£727k | −£849k | −£3.9m |
| Current assets | £1.9m | £1.9m | £618 |
| Cash from operations | £19.9k | £406k | −£133 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
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
- −£23.9k
- 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 −£3.9m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £1
- Headcount
- —
- Now 128
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ovg Europe Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ovg Europe Hospitality Holdings Limited75–100%
- Ovg Europe Hospitality Limited75–100%
- City Brewery Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- The Brewery on Chiswell Street LimitedRev. £32.4m · Profit £2.8m
Sister companies (2)
- Impassioned Events LimitedFigures not disclosed
- RHC Topco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.