{"name":"YOUNG'S HOME BREW LIMITED","company_number":"05745662","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2006-03-16","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit A Cross Street, Bradley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8DL","postcode":"WV14 8DL","sic_codes":[{"code":46900,"description":"Non-specialised wholesale trade"},{"code":70100,"description":"Activities of head offices"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"Y. H. B. INVESTMENTS LIMITED","changed_on":"2009-07-31"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 July","last_made_up_to":"2025-07-31","next_due":"2027-04-30"},"employees":{"count":19,"accounts_date":"2025-07-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-07-31","cash":498803,"average_employees":19},{"financial_date":"2024-07-31","cash":691653,"average_employees":22},{"financial_date":"2023-07-31","cash":1012329},{"financial_date":"2022-07-31","cash":1153323},{"financial_date":"2021-07-31","cash":1093049}],"officers":{"current":5,"resigned":3,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":2,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Young's Home Brew Limited presents a concerning financial trajectory, with FY2024 revealing a significant loss of approximately £336k that has eroded 16% of shareholders' funds in a single year. While the company retains a conservative balance sheet with low leverage and property ownership providing operational stability, the post-pandemic market normalisation and structural headwinds facing the home brewing sector pose serious challenges. The 63% decline in cash reserves since 2017 and the latest year's substantial loss suggest the business may be struggling to adapt to a market where online competition and shifting consumer preferences are compressing margins for traditional wholesale distributors. Without strategic intervention - potentially including digital transformation, product diversification, or operational restructuring - the current burn rate on reserves is unsustainable beyond the medium term.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/youngs-home-brew","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/youngs-home-brew/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/youngs-home-brew/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05745662","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/youngs-home-brew/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/youngs-home-brew/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/youngs-home-brew/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/youngs-home-brew/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/youngs-home-brew"}