SMALL BEER LIMITED
Active Company number 02531835
SMALL BEER LIMITED (company number 02531835) is a private limited company incorporated on 16 August 1990. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Lincoln, LN4 2FF. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 January 2026, report turnover of £23.4m and net assets of £425k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 02531835
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 16 August 1990
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- UNIT 1, CHURCHILL BUSINESS PARK SLEAFORD ROAD
BRACEBRIDGE HEATH
LINCOLN
LINCOLNSHIRE
LN4 2FF
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 January
- Accounts category
- MEDIUM
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 January 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 October 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 3 August 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 17 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 January 2026 | 31 January 2025 | 31 January 2024 | 31 January 2023 | 31 January 2022 | 31 January 2021 | 31 January 2020 | 31 January 2019 | 31 January 2018 | 31 January 2017 | 31 January 2016 | 31 January 2015 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2013 | 31 January 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23.4m | £23.5m | £23.3m | £21.8m | £14.1m | £6.5m | £17.0m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | £4.7m | £4.6m | £4.8m | £4.5m | £2.6m | £1.1m | £2.9m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.0m | £1.4m | £1.2m | £541k | −£326k | £372k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.4m | £1.1m | £541k | −£325k | £371k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £821k | £813k | £1.0m | £906k | £429k | −£267k | £298k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £3.6m | £3.7m | £4.3m | £3.5m | £2.8m | £1.4m | £2.5m | £2.5m | £2.5m | £2.3m | £2.5m | £2.4m | £2.2m | £1.9m | £1.5m |
| Cash at bank | £575k | £730k | £998k | £724k | £841k | £438k | £302k | £30k | £165k | £147k | £291k | £277k | £19k | £13k | £6,420 |
| Current liabilities | £3.0m | £3.0m | £3.4m | £2.3m | £1.8m | £440k | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £958k |
| Net current assets | £48k | £144k | £422k | £820k | £747k | £571k | £561k | £514k | £710k | £667k | £675k | £631k | £462k | £393k | £211k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1.6m | £1.4m | £1.3m | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £425k | £593k | £815k | £813k | £636k | £418k | £883k | £859k | £1.0m | £1.0m | £1.0m | £941k | £795k | £621k | £437k |
| Employees | 55 | 56 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 53 | 56 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (4 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Small Beer Holdings Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 2 registered, 1 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about SMALL BEER LIMITED
Is SMALL BEER LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was SMALL BEER LIMITED incorporated?
SMALL BEER LIMITED was incorporated on 16 August 1990, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is SMALL BEER LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Lincoln, LN4 2FF. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls SMALL BEER LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (4 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Small Beer Holdings Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02531835/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are SMALL BEER LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 October 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 January 2026. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does SMALL BEER LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Medium company accounts”, made up to 31 January 2026. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does SMALL BEER LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 2 charges: 1 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02531835/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is SMALL BEER LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 5 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “SMALL BEER”. Each is a separate legal entity from SMALL BEER LIMITED: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 2 October 2026.
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