Young & Co.'s Brewery

What Young & Co.'s Brewery does

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. is a London-headquartered pub and hospitality operator founded in 1831, managing a portfolio of more than 277 pubs and pubs-with-rooms across London and the South of England. The company runs its estate under the Young's and Young's Rooms brands, monetising four primary revenue streams: on-premises food and beverage sales across the pub estate, overnight accommodation at 56+ pubs with rooms priced from £140 to £750 per stay, gift vouchers redeemable at 267+ locations (£25–£100 denominations plus package vouchers), and events/private hire. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through physical pubs, the On Tap mobile app (order-to-table, click-and-collect, Apple Pay/Google Pay, loyalty rewards), the Young's Rooms direct booking platform, and a dedicated gift voucher portal supported by a B2B corporate gifting channel.

The business model is asset-heavy and operationally intensive: revenue is generated predominantly through transaction-based on-premise sales at owned sites, with ancillary recurring-style income from accommodation packages and prepaid voucher liabilities. Underlying technology is conventional hospitality commerce infrastructure — the On Tap app, a third-party Giftpro e-commerce platform, Triptease analytics on the rooms booking site, and standard payment integrations — with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Customer segmentation is heavily skewed to individual consumers seeking premium pub experiences, with a secondary B2B corporate gifting segment.

Young's is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market (LON:YNGN) following a Q2 2026 transfer from AIM. For the 52 weeks ended March 30, 2026, the company reported revenue of £508.2 million (+4.6% YoY) and adjusted profit before tax of £53.1 million (+2.9%). The estate has expanded through two recent acquisitions — The City Pub Group plc in March 2024 (~£160M, 54 sites) and Cubitt House London Pubs in April 2026 (~£30M, 8 sites) — taking net debt to £224.2 million (2.0x adjusted EBITDA, improved from 2.4x) while the company conducts share buybacks. Leadership is led by CEO Simon Dodd, with board changes including the appointment of Sonita Alleyne effective July 2026 and the departure of Sarah Sergeant in March 2026.

Name

Young & Co.'s Brewery

Legal name

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.

Website

https://youngs.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

1831

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub Hospitality Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Pub operations
• Hospitality services
• Pub accommodation
• Food and beverage
• Corporate gifting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Pub Food & Drink Sales: Revenue from on-premises food and beverage sales across the estate of 277+ pubs, including seasonal menus, Sunday roasts, cocktails, and premium spirits.
2. Accommodation / Rooms: Revenue from overnight stays at 56+ pubs with rooms, ranging from boutique city locations to countryside escapes. Rates vary by property and date.
3. Gift Vouchers: Sale of monetary and experiential gift vouchers through the Young's gift portal, redeemable at 267+ locations. Includes dining packages, hotel stays, and monetary vouchers.
4. Corporate Gifting: B2B voucher programs for corporate clients, including physical gift cards, e-vouchers, and bulk purchasing for employee rewards and client appreciation.
5. Events & Private Hire: Revenue from hosting office Christmas parties, weddings, meetings, and live sport viewings across the pub estate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Young & Co.'s Brewery operates an estate of 277+ pubs and pubs with rooms across London and the South of England, selling on-premises food and drink alongside boutique overnight accommodation at 56+ locations. Revenue is supplemented by a multi-tier gift voucher program (consumer and corporate), private events and hire, and live sport viewings, supported by the On Tap mobile ordering app and direct booking platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Young's Rooms: Pub accommodation brand offering boutique stays across the company's pub estate with rooms.

Products and services

• Young's Pub Dining and Beverages On-premises food and beverage service across 277+ pubs in London and the South of England, featuring seasonal British menus, Sunday roasts, cocktails, premium spirits, craft beers, and live sport viewings. Served to general consumers, tourists, couples, families, and groups seeking premium pub experiences.
• Young's Rooms Accommodation Boutique overnight stays at 56+ pubs with rooms, covering city stays, countryside escapes, coastal getaways, and packages combining bed & breakfast with dinner credits. Targeted at couples, families, and tourists seeking distinctive pub-stay experiences.
• Private Events and Venue Hire Hire of pub spaces for private parties, weddings, corporate meetings, team away days, and office Christmas parties across the Young's estate. Sold to individual occasion hosts and corporate event organisers.
• Young's Gift Vouchers Physical and digital gift vouchers across multiple denominations and occasions, redeemable across 267+ Young's pubs. Includes Dinner For Two, Sunday Roast For Two, Cocktails O'Clock, Cheese and Wine, A Round of Drinks, and flexible monetary vouchers. Sold to consumers for gifting and self-use.
• Corporate Gifting Program B2B bulk voucher programme enabling corporate clients to purchase physical gift cards and e-vouchers for employee rewards, client appreciation, and team celebrations. Redeemable across 267+ Young's locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue of £508.2 million for FY2026, up 4.6%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• JD Wetherspoon: Large UK pub chain operating hundreds of sites across the country; comparable business model (pub-led, food and drink-led), though positioned at value rather than premium price points.
• Greene King: One of the UK's largest pub retailers and brewers, now owned by CK Asset Holdings; directly comparable in managed and tenanted pub operations, brewing heritage, and UK-only footprint.
• Shepherd Neame: Britain's oldest brewer and a Kent-based pub and hotel operator; directly comparable as a heritage brewer-pub-retailer with pubs-with-rooms and a premium regional focus.
• Marston's: UK pub operator and brewer with a national estate; comparable in pub retail and brewing heritage, with similar exposure to UK consumer trends and regulatory costs.
• Fuller Smith & Turner: Premium London and South East pub operator and brewer with a comparable heritage estate and pubs-with-rooms offering; closest direct peer to Young's on geography, price positioning, and acquisition-driven growth strategy.
• Punch Pubs & Co: Large UK pub operator with a largely tenanted estate; comparable in UK pub consolidation strategy, though focused on leased rather than managed pubs.
• Mitchells & Butlers: Operator of UK pub and restaurant brands including All Bar One, Harvester, and Toby Carvery; directly comparable in scale, multi-brand pub estate model, and UK regulatory exposure.
• Stonegate Pub Company: Major UK pub operator behind brands such as Slug & Lettuce and Yates's; comparable scale and managed-pub model, though private-equity owned and more value-positioned.
• Admiral Taverns: UK pub operator focused on community and leased pubs; relevant peer for the leased-pub side of Young's operations and broader UK pub roll-up dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Whitbread: UK-listed hospitality group centered on Premier Inn hotels and restaurant brands; broader incumbent in UK accommodation and food service with overlapping exposure to UK consumer spending and on-site hospitality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/youngsrooms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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