It achieved turnover of £58m in the year to 4 January 2026, compared with £60.2m in the previous 12 months, which it put down to a combination of a change in its brewery customer mix and the disposal of four pubs from its estate, leaving it with a portfolio of 41 sites.
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Operating profit increased from £1.18m to £1.46m, with loss for the period of £881k, compared to a profit of £9.8m the previous year.
The business said that while pub trading had been more challenging across the financial year – in part due to an increased labour cost base – its brewery division continued to perform well with new business won during the year.
The business opened a new Head of Steam site in the Northern Quarter in Manchester, and continued to invest heavily in its brewery, including significant investment in automating and upgrading its canning operations.
Cautious approach
Camerons said it would be taking a more cautious approach to growing its pub division, “focussing on maximising the income from the existing estate but at the same time exploring some individual sites to add into the portfolio”.
“We await the much-anticipated budgetary announcements to understand what support hospitality may be provided with, and which could influence our retail growth strategy.”
The group said it was pleasing to report that gearing levels within the group have stabilised and dramatically reduced in the last two years. Current level of 4.0x with net debt at the year-end standing at £14.8m, a slight increase on prior year end net debt of £13.9m because of our continued investment within both the brewery and pub estate.
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