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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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
01795538907, 01795597000, 01795542132

We’re dedicated to brewing great beer and running the best pubs. Just as our beers span the range of classical, heritage and modern, so our pubs reflect the character and diversity of their locations.

Among its peers

The oldest

of 10 similar companies in ME, trading since 1914

Property in England & Wales 320 titles

Freehold
260
Leasehold
60
Most recent registration
2025-04-24
Price paid, where recorded
£41,924,994
Where
Kent (186), Greater London (44), Surrey (23)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
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
K542940 Kent Freehold 2020-10-27

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