The BrewDog bar on Gallowgate, Aberdeen, in 2025

Brewing · Ellon, Aberdeenshire

BrewDog

BrewDog plc

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In administrationLosses 2 years runningIn administrationLatest figures: 2024Group consolidated19 years on the register

Brewed and sold craft beer, chiefly from its brewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, and ran a chain of BrewDog bars.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2024 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

−£34.6m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20232024
Profit after tax−£34.6m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 2 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet20232024
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff

0 balance-sheet lines and 3 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-12

  1. Notice
    Notice of extension of period of Administration
  2. Filing
    Statement of affairs AM02SOASCOT
  3. Notice
    Administrator's progress report
  4. Notice
    Approval of administrator’s proposals
  5. Directors
    Termination of appointment of James Bruce Watt as a director on 24 March 2026
  6. Notice
    Notice of Administrator's proposal
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of James Lewis O'hara as a director on 6 March 2026
  8. Directors
    Termination of appointment of George Croft as a director on 6 March 2026
  9. Directors
    Termination of appointment of David Ligon as a director on 6 March 2026
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Erik Johnson as a director on 6 March 2026
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Richard Street as a secretary on 6 March 2026
  12. Address
    Registered office address changed from Brewdog Balmacassie Commercial Park Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8BX Scotland to Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor 48 West George Street Glasgow G2 1BP…
  13. 8 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of an administrator
    2. Charges
      Alterations to floating charge SC3115600014
    3. Charges
      Alterations to floating charge 4
    4. Charges
      Alterations to floating charge SC3115600011
    5. Charges
      Alterations to floating charge SC3115600009
    6. Charges
      Alterations to floating charge 2
    7. Charges
      Registration of charge SC3115600021, created on 24 February 2026
    8. Charges
      Registration of charge SC3115600022, created on 24 February 2026

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does BrewDog do?

Brewed and sold craft beer, chiefly from its brewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, and ran a chain of BrewDog bars. In its own words: “Welcome to Planet BrewDog. Buy our craft beers on our online shop, enjoy them alongside some epic food in our bars or pick up a fresh pack in your local supermarket.”

›How much turnover does BrewDog make?

Answered in the full report

›Is BrewDog profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £34.6m in the year to 31 December 2024, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at BrewDog?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns BrewDog?

Answered in the full report

›Where is BrewDog based?

Its registered office is Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP, in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

›When was BrewDog founded?

BrewDog plc was incorporated on 7 November 2006; the business dates from 2007.

›Is BrewDog still trading?

The register shows BrewDog plc as “In administration”.