Name

Timothy Taylor's

Legal name

Timothy Taylor & Co. Limited

Website

https://timothytaylor.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1858

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer & Real Ale Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (42481), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & National Breweries (THAFALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Retail & Bottle Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAC), Liquor Stores (General Off-Premise) (CRANAAAA), Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA)

Keywords

• Cask ale brewing
• Traditional real ale
• Pub estate operations
• Craft beer distribution
• Family-owned brewery

Headquarters

HQ city

Keighley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales - Cask: Traditional cask ale sales to pubs, the core revenue stream. Timothy Taylor's Landlord is the UK's top-selling cask ale by value and volume.
2. Beer Sales - Packaged: Bottled and canned beer sales through supermarkets, convenience stores, and the company webshop. Includes 500ml bottles, 440ml cans, and mini kegs.
3. Pub Estate: Revenue from owned and managed pubs within their pub estate, including Taylor's on the Green, Boltmakers Arms, and other locations.
4. Merchandise: Branded merchandise including clothing, glassware, accessories, and personalised items sold through the webshop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Timothy Taylor's is a family-owned regional brewery that produces and sells a range of traditional cask ales, bottled and canned beers, and seasonal or collaboration brews under brands led by its flagship Landlord pale ale. Distribution is handled through an owned pub estate, national supermarket chains, wholesale partners, and a direct-to-consumer webshop, supplemented by branded merchandise and personalised gift packs.

Product overview

Timothy Taylor's is a family-owned brewery established in 1858, operating from Knowle Spring Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire. The company offers a core range of 8 cask ales including flagship Landlord (UK's top-selling cask ale), Boltmaker (Yorkshire Bitter), Golden Best (mild ale), Blonde, Landlord Dark, Dark Mild, Hopical Storm (session IPA - their first in cans), and Knowle Spring (blonde). The product portfolio also includes seasonal special releases (Havercake), collaboration beers (Artesian with Thornbridge, Northern Rising with Northern Monk, 1715 Stout with Whitelock's), and various packaging formats (mini kegs, bottle packs, pick & mix). Additionally, the company sells merchandise including apparel, personalized gifts, and pub accessories. All beers are distributed through their own pub estate, wholesale partners, and major UK supermarkets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landlord Timothy Taylor's flagship pale ale at 4.1% ABV with complex citrus and hoppy aroma, four-time CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain and the UK's top-selling cask ale.
• Boltmaker Yorkshire Bitter at 4.2% ABV with an inviting copper-amber colour and gentle citrus and fruit aromas, named after a Keighley tools manufacturer.
• Golden Best Session-friendly mild ale at 3.4% ABV, amber in appearance with gentle, creamy sweetness and high drinkability.
• Blonde Refreshing session blonde ale at 4.0% ABV built around the purity of Knowle Spring water, with floral and citrus aromas.
• Landlord Dark Rich smooth ale at 4.1% ABV brewed from the same core recipe as Landlord, with a ruby-brown colour and notes of roasted malt, toffee and mature fruit.
• Dark Mild Smooth ruby-red mild ale with comforting aroma of caramel, roasted malt and coffee, low in bitterness with a mellow, rounded flavour.
• Hopical Storm Modern triple-hopped session IPA at 4% ABV with tropical flavours of mandarin, melon and lime; Timothy Taylor's first beer launched in can format and vegan-certified.
• Knowle Spring Refreshing blonde beer at 4.2% ABV built around the purity of Knowle Spring water, with floral and citrus aromas and a spiced orange note.
• Havercake Robust Yorkshire Ale brewed periodically, full-bodied with a cream head and slight sweetness using amber malt and two types of oat malt, with Fuggles and Goldings hops; 10p from every pint sold is donated to the Army Benevolent Fund.
• Artesian Elderflower and Gooseberry Pale Ale at 4.2% ABV, the first collaboration beer in Timothy Taylor's 165-year history, brewed with Thornbridge Brewery.
• Northern Rising Stout at 4.4% ABV, the first collaboration between Northern Monk and Timothy Taylor's, using roast barley, crystal malt, and Golden Promise malt; available in cask, keg, and 440ml nitro stout cans.
• 1715 Stout Exclusive 5% ABV stout brewed with Whitelock's Ale House Leeds, named after the year the pub was founded, using British Fuggles and Whitbread Golding hops with Golden Promise, Roasted Barley, Chocolate and Crystal Rye Malts.
• Celebration Ale Special limited-edition strong English amber ale at 5.0% ABV with fruity, candied peel aroma, brewed to commemorate royal occasions including the 2023 coronation of King Charles III.
• Landlord Mini Keg 5-litre mini keg of Landlord at 4.1% ABV, designed for home dispensing and sold via the webshop at £35.00.
• Bottle Packs 12x500ml bottle packs of Landlord, Boltmaker, Landlord Dark, and Knowle Spring beers available via the webshop from £40.00 per case.
• Pick & Mix Beer Packs Customisable mixed case packs allowing webshop customers to mix and match their favourite Timothy Taylor's beers.
• Personalised Bottles Personalised Landlord gift boxes and bottles with custom messages, sold via the webshop as a beer-related gifting product.
• Apparel & Merchandise Branded apparel and accessories including hoodies (£30), Christmas jumpers (£35), rugby balls (£20), bobble hats (£18), t-shirts, sunglasses, bucket hats, bar runners, beer mats, posters, keyrings, pens, and bunting, sold via the webshop.
• Timothy Taylor's Pub Estate Owned and managed pub estate of approximately 15+ venues across West Yorkshire (including Taylor's on the Green, Boltmakers Arms, Brown Cow, New Inn, Grouse Inn, Fleece Inn, Dog & Gun, Woolly Sheep Inn, The White Swan at Fence) that serve the full Timothy Taylor's cask ale range on premises.

Quantifiable outcome

• Landlord ranked #1 cask ale in UK by volume and value (Morning Advertiser Drinks List 2026)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• The Good Food GuidemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 August 2025Timothy Taylor's Landlord is the headline partner for The Good Food Guide's 100 Best Pubs 2025 campaign. Supports the search for Britain's best dining pubs and celebrates pub culture.
• Northern MonkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Collaboration to create 'Northern Rising' - a 4.4% ABV stout, the result of over a year's work between the two award-winning Yorkshire breweries. Uses roast barley, crystal malt, and Golden Promise malt. Available in cask, keg, and nitro stout cans. Sold in Morrisons and both brewery websites.
• Whitelock's Ale HouseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2024Winner of Timothy Taylor's biannual Champion Club draw. Collaborated to create '1715 Stout' - a 5% ABV stout using British Fuggles and Whitbread Golding hops. Available at Whitelock's, Meanwood Tavern, and Pembury Tavern.
• Thornbridge BrewerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2023First ever collaboration in Timothy Taylor's 165-year history. Created 'Artesian' - an Elderflower and Gooseberry Pale Ale at 4.2% ABV. The collaboration brought together Thornbridge's craft beer credentials with Timothy Taylor's real ale expertise. Available in cask, keg, and cans.
• Bloodstock Open AirminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 July 2023Timothy Taylor's joined the lineup for the UK's biggest independent metal festival. Full range of cask ales served across all bars, including Hopical Storm New Blood Stage naming rights.
• CarFestmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 February 2023Timothy Taylor's was the official beer partner for CarFest 2023. Served award-winning cask ales including Landlord and Hopical Storm at the BarFest Arms festival pub. The partnership continues the brewery's presence at this major family fundraising festival.
• Inn Hospitality GroupmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 August 2022Timothy Taylor's flagship ale Landlord and new kegged ale Hopical Storm made available throughout Inn Hospitality Group's pub estate.
• Army Benevolent FundminorOthersTimothy Taylor's has supported ABF The Soldiers' Charity for over a decade through the sale of Havercake ale, donating 10p from every pint sold. Raised over £2,000 in 2022 and £2,534 in 2023.
• Sue Ryder Manorlands HospiceminorOthersLong-time supporter of the local hospice, donating beers for Beer Day Britain celebrations. Contributed to the Manorlands Challenge Committee's events which have raised over £1 million since 2004.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Greene King: Greene King is one of the UK's largest cask ale brewers and pub operators, making it the closest large-scale direct competitor. Its IPA and Abbot Ale compete head-to-head with Timothy Taylor's Landlord in UK on-trade accounts, and its owned pub estate mirrors Timothy Taylor's vertical model.
• Marston's: Marston's combines brewing (Pedigree, Banks's, Wainwright) with a 1,500+ pub estate, directly comparable to Timothy Taylor's vertically integrated brewery-pub model. Both compete for cask ale taps in UK regional pub estates and share similar supermarket distribution dynamics.
• Sharp's Brewery: Sharp's Doom Bar is another best-selling cask ale in UK on-trade, directly competing with Landlord for cask taps. Both are regionally rooted brands leveraging traditional cask styles, and the Brewery is a similarly positioned cask-led player.
• Robinson's Brewery: Robinson's is a family-owned North of England regional brewery with a similar portfolio of traditional cask ales and an owned pub estate. The two compete directly in Northern England on-trade accounts and share similar heritage-led positioning and family-ownership structure.
• Wadworth Brewery: Wadworth is a family-owned regional brewery in Wiltshire producing traditional cask ales (6X, Horizon, Bishop's Tipple) with an associated pub estate. Comparable in heritage, family ownership, cask-led product mix, and vertical on-trade model.
• T&R Theakston: T&R Theakston is a historic Yorkshire family brewery (Old Peculier) based in Masham, directly competing in Yorkshire on-trade accounts with overlapping regional brand loyalty. Both are multi-generational Yorkshire cask ale producers with associated pub estates.
• Black Sheep Brewery: Black Sheep is a family-founded Yorkshire brewery producing cask, bottled, and kegged beers with national supermarket presence. The two are direct peers in the Yorkshire craft-cask segment with parallel product extensions into canned/PKA formats.
• Shepherd Neame: Shepherd Neame is Britain's oldest brewer (1698) and a family-owned regional producer of cask ales (Spitfire, Bishops Finger) with a tied pub estate. Mirrors Timothy Taylor's heritage positioning, family ownership, and cask-led product strategy in the South East.
• Adnams Brewery: Adnams is an independent, family-influenced regional brewery on the Suffolk coast producing cask and bottled ales with broad supermarket distribution and a hospitality arm. Comparable as an independent regional brewer with diversified beer, pub, retail, and merchandise revenue streams.
• Fuller, Smith & Turner: Fuller's (London Pride, ESB) is a long-established London-based regional brewery with a substantial pub estate and national distribution. It is a direct peer on traditional cask ale leadership, family history, on-trade estate, and premium off-trade positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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