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Prepared 22 June 2026
HOP BACK BREWERY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
02658155 · plc · incorporated 1991-10-29
1. Company facts
- Status
- active
- Lifecycle
- 🌳 Mature — Long-running with flat or slow growth. Steady cash, limited upside.
- Jurisdiction
- england-wales
- Registered office
- Hop Back Brewery, 23 Batten Road Industrial Estate, Downton,Salisbury,Wiltshire, SP5 3HU
- SIC codes
- 11050 — Manufacture of beer; 56302 — Public houses and bars
- Accounts next due
- 2027-03-31
- Confirmation statement next due
- 2026-10-28
2. Directors (4 active)
- FERGUSSON, Jamie
- director · appointed 2022-11-15 · born 10/1991 (age 35)
- GILBERT, John Michael
- director · appointed 1991-10-29 · born 1/1952 (age 74)
- JEFFS, Ian Norman
- director · appointed 2019-07-01 · born 4/1960 (age 66)
- WRIGHT, Steven Andrew
- director · appointed 2009-01-01 · born 5/1955 (age 71)
3. Shareholders (1 active)
- John Michael Gilbert
- 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
4. Security
10 total charges (6 outstanding, 4 satisfied).
Headline verdict
- Opportunity score
- 76/100 (Strong)
- Owner dependency
- high — 65/100
- Red flags
- 0 high · 1 medium · 1 low