- CEO
- Simon Ray Dodd
- Full Time Employees
- 7,477
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Food distributors
- Address
- Copper House London GL United Kingdom SW18 4AQ
- IPO Date
- Jan 13, 1986
- Business
- Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA.L) operates premium managed pubs and pubs with rooms across London and the South of England. The company owns and manages 288 pubs, including 55 with rooms totaling 1,066 bedrooms, serving drinks such as ales, lagers, stouts, bitters, wines, spirits, and cocktails; food offerings encompassing British classics like roasts, burgers, fish and chips, and seasonal menus; and accommodation services in boutique settings, with revenue split approximately 62.5% drinks, 31.5% food, and 6% rooms. Founded in 1831 and headquartered at Copper House, 5 Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, London SW18 4AQ, it focuses on affluent, high-footfall areas in Greater London, the South East, South West, East, Midlands, and Wales, targeting local communities, tourists, sports fans, and event groups through differentiated venues featuring historic character, gardens, terraces, and events like Christmas celebrations, live sports, and weddings.
In March 2024, the company completed its largest acquisition, purchasing City Pub Group plc for £158.0 million, adding 55 pubs and 240 bedrooms to expand presence in London and the South East, alongside eight individual premium sites including The Crooked Billet (Clapton), Ship Inn (Noss Mayo), Tattenham Corner (Epsom Downs), Libertine (Westbourne), White Hart (Ford), White Lion (Tenterden), Huntsman (Brockenhurst), and Stag (Belsize Park). It invested £84.5 million in its estate, with £48.0 million on revitalizations such as Marquess of Anglesey (Covent Garden roof terrace), Guinea Grill (Mayfair expansion), Defector’s Weld (Shepherd’s Bush courtyard), Bedford Arms (Chilterns upgrade), Leather Bottle (South West London garden), and Clapham North. Recent operational enhancements include relaunching the 'classics' menu with new burgers and fish and chips, celebrating its 192nd birthday, raising over £200,000 for Wooden Spoon charity, achieving record half-year revenue of £263.6 million and 5.7% like-for-like sales growth as of November 2025, and advancing sustainability via EV chargers, waterless urinals, and an all-electric pub.