The north-west business – helmed by joint managing directors William and Oliver Robinson – reported turnover of £103.5m for its 2025 financial year (2024: £97.7m) while operating profit (earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)) rose by 40% to £8.6m (2024: £6.2m).
Meanwhile, the group’s managed pubs delivered more than 10% like-for-like sales growth and beer volumes bucked industry trends, with cask beer volumes some 5% ahead and total beer sales outperforming the market by 1.5%.
However, while it is a milestone year for the family brewing business, Robinsons said operating costs have increased significantly with the Chancellor’s Budget costing the business £1m more in employer national insurance contributions alone.
Investments in 37 pubs
“These factors affecting the industry simply cannot be ignored,” a spokesperson said. “Despite rising costs, Robinsons completed its brewhouse relocation to its packaging site, having invested £8.1m in the three-year project.
“The company has reported initiatives across its managed estate have reduced carbon emissions by 18%, further reductions have been achieved in their brewing operations by consolidating production onto one site.”
Additionally, the company invested a total of £6.9m across 37 pubs in its estate in 2025. Some notable investments include the refurbishment of St Tudwal’s, Abersoch; the Broadoak Hotel, Ashton-under-lyne; the Craven Heifer, Kelbrook; the Tollemache Arms, Alpraham; and the Wilbraham Arms, Alsager.
Best brewing pubco award
Robinsons added it has continued to invest in its people with more than 100 people participating in its apprenticeship programme. Jason Crowder-Barton received an internal promotion to become director of Managed Pubs and Beth Anderson joined as director of people & culture.
The business said these appointments coincide with significant retirements in the leadership team during the past 12 months while Oliver and William Robinson thanked their executive team for their contributions in driving the business forward, acknowledged nationally by the recent achievement of Best Brewing Pub Company at The Publican Awards 2026 and by winning two Gold Awards at the International Brewing awards.
The sixth-generation family business said it remains acquisitive in both its brewing and pub estate, operating about 250 pubs in the north-west of England and north Wales.
