Food & drink
Brains' current operator is S.A. Brain & Company Ltd, with beers including SA, SA Gold, Dark and The Reverend James. Complete ultimate shareholding remains unverified in this review. [1][2][3]
01 / Behind the name
Private brewery · complete ultimate ownership not reconciled [1][2][3]
Current sales terms establish the operator. A Companies House no-registrable-person statement does not mean no shareholders and does not establish exact family ownership. The profile names the operating company without inventing a complete ultimate shareholder chain. [1][2][3]
02 / On the map
Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.
Follow the investment
Investors not yet verified
Named investors have not yet been established from the evidence used in this directory. This is a research gap; it does not mean the company has no investors. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.
Explore the portfolio
Selected beers and brewery brands. Origin, present brewing location and ownership are separate facts; individual products can have different brewing or distribution arrangements. This is not an exhaustive catalogue.
Brand research reviewed . Ownership and tax figures elsewhere on this page describe the group, not individual brands.
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03 / The figures, with context
UK cash corporation tax has not been verified in this ownership review. This does not mean no tax was paid.
Brains Brewery · UK cash reporting scope not reconciled
Annual reporting period not yet verified
This beer ownership review has not established a UK cash corporation-tax payment. Ownership percentages, worldwide tax figures and beer duties do not establish that amount. [1]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
Understand the measures04 / Check our working
Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.
Brains Brewery · Current operator S.A. Brain & Company Ltd
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Brains Brewery · Cardiff brewery; selected current beer names
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Companies House · No registrable person/relevant legal entity statement; this is not a complete shareholder register
Accessed 11 Oct 2026