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.
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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
- 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 number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price 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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