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Northern Monk

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Northern Monk is a UK-origin brewery based in Leeds. Russell Bisset is a registered significant shareholder. [1][2][3]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Northern Monk?

Private · founder-led with Active Partners investment [4]

  1. 01
    Named beer business / brand owner

    Northern Monk Brewing Co Ltd [1]

    As reported · 11 Oct 2026

The brewery's October 2024 equity-crowdfunding announcement identifies Active Partners as a long-standing investor. No exact stake or full investment chain is disclosed. This is distinct from Northern Monk's separately retained Damm distribution agreement, which does not establish a Damm shareholding. These are selected investor disclosures, not a complete beneficial-owner register. [4]

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02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Verified brewery company
Northern Monk Brewing Co Ltd [1]
Group headquarters
Leeds · brewery base, United Kingdom [1]
Parent incorporated in
United Kingdom · company 08651758 [2]

Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.

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Investors in Northern Monk

Investor disclosures found

Selected investor disclosures have been found. Each names the held entity, basis and date; the complete investor register remains outside this review. Individual and family investor entries are currently hidden. 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.

Fund investment

Active Partners

Held entity · Northern Monk brewery business

Disclosed investor; exact percentage not disclosed

Existing investment disclosed ·

The brewery's October 2024 equity-crowdfunding announcement identifies Active Partners as a long-standing investor. No exact stake or full investment chain is disclosed. This is distinct from Northern Monk's separately retained Damm distribution agreement, which does not establish a Damm shareholding.

Evidence · 1 source

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Brands in the Northern Monk 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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    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [1]
  • A Little Faith

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [1]
Recent portfolio changes

The Damm UK agreement is a distribution partnership, with no ownership/shareholding change stated. [3]

03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

UK cash corporation tax has not been verified in this ownership review. This does not mean no tax was paid.

United KingdomNot yet verified

UK corporation tax paid

Not yet verifiedCash payment

Northern Monk · 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.

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04 / Check our working

The public record.

Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.

  1. 01
    Northern Monk: brewery and beers (opens in a new tab)

    Northern Monk · Current brewery description, location and selected beer aliases; not a complete shareholder register

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    Northern Monk: active registered control (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Active PSC position reviewed 11 October 2026: Russell Bisset is a registered significant shareholder; statutory bands are not exact equity percentages

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  3. 03
    Northern Monk distribution-only agreement (opens in a new tab)

    Northern Monk · March 2025: Damm distribution explicitly does not change ownership/shareholding

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  4. 04
    Northern Monk identifies long-standing Active Partners investment (opens in a new tab)

    Northern Monk · 2 October 2024: equity fundraising announcement and Active Partners' long-standing investor relationship; percentage absent

    Accessed 17 Oct 2026