SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED

Company number 00138256 ·

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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.

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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
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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

Peter David RALPH Secretary
Appointed 2025-12-01
Appointed 2025-04-01
Appointed 2025-04-01
Appointed 2016-06-23
Appointed 2013-11-27

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Group structure 7 subsidiaries

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.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

2.2%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity

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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 numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice 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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