SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED
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Executive summary
Shepherd Neame occupies a distinctive and increasingly rare position as Britain's oldest brewery operating a vertically integrated model spanning production, wholesale, and retail. Its multi-SIC diversification across brewing, distribution, pubs, and hotels provides structural resilience that many single-sector competitors lack, while its heritage brand offers authentic differentiation in a provenance-driven market. However, geographic concentration in Kent and the capital constraints inherent to private company status present ongoing strategic challenges as the sector continues to consolidate around larger, better-capitalised operators.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1914-11-09
- Registered office
- 17 Court Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7AX
- Postcode
- ME13 7AX
- Capital
- 7,428,750 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-28
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 11050 Manufacture of beer
- 46342 Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
- 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
- 56302 Public houses and bars
Officers 11 current · 26 resigned
Group structure 7 subsidiaries
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THE HORSE & GROOM (DARTFORD) LIMITED Dissolved
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ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
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VILLAGE GREEN RESTAURANTS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8649859 (Tier 3), registered since 2004.
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Gender pay gap
2.2%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- shepherdneame.net
- Phone
- +44 1795 532206, 01795 532206, 01795 542016
Discover Shepherd Neame, Britain's oldest brewery. Dedicated to brewing great beer and running the best pubs.
Among its peers
The oldest
of 9 similar companies in ME, trading since 1914
Property in England & Wales 321 titles
- Freehold
- 261
- Leasehold
- 60
- Most recent registration
- 2026-04-07
- Price paid, where recorded
- £41,924,994
- Where
- Kent (187), Greater London (44), Surrey (23)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K265531 | Kent | Freehold | 2026-04-07 | — |
| TT179344 | Kent | Leasehold | 2025-04-24 | — |
| 226184 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-07-29 | £4,366,000 |
| K823171 | Kent | Freehold | 2023-11-22 | £750,000 |
| TT156866 | Kent | Leasehold | 2023-07-12 | — |
| TT156541 | Kent | Leasehold | 2023-07-04 | — |
| DT377449 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2023-01-19 | — |
| DT398627 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2023-01-19 | — |
| DT424730 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2023-01-19 | — |
| AGL577131 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-10-03 | — |
| EX131643 | Southend-On-Sea | Freehold | 2022-08-22 | £2,900,000 |
| EX212152 | Southend-On-Sea | Freehold | 2022-08-18 | £100,000 |
| AGL542643 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-08-18 | — |
| BB12027 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-05-18 | — |
| WSX423024 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2021-03-22 | — |
| SGL817035 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-11-09 | — |
| TGL554283 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-11-09 | — |
| SY872944 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2020-11-02 | — |
| TGL553830 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-11-02 | — |
| K278894 | Kent | Freehold | 2020-10-27 | £1,122,000 |
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