Food & drink
Samuel Smith's is an independent Tadcaster brewery, distinct from Heineken's John Smith's. Its current register identifies control over trustees rather than exact individual economic stakes. [1][2][3][4][5]
01 / Behind the name
Private · independent brewery with registered trust control [1][2][3][4][5]
Samuel Geoffrey Gladstone Smith and Oliver Geoffrey Woollcombe Smith have registered significant influence/control over trustees. Humphrey Richard Woollcombe Smith ceased as a PSC on 30 June 2026. These trustee-control rights do not disclose exact economic shares and must not be added together or described as sole Humphrey ownership. [1][2][3][4][5]
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.
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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.
Samuel Smith's · 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.
Samuel Smith · Independent Old Brewery, Tadcaster; brewery and pub business
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Samuel Smith · Current bottled range
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Samuel Smith · Old Brewery Bitter and Old Brewery brewing
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Companies House · Active Samuel Geoffrey Gladstone Smith / Oliver Geoffrey Woollcombe Smith influence/control over trustees; Humphrey ceased 30 June 2026; no exact economic equity
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Companies House · Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster), private unlimited company
Accessed 11 Oct 2026