Vocation is a UK-origin brewery based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. The group has founder John Hickling and BGF as registered significant investors. [1][2][3]
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Who owns Vocation?
Private · independent brewery with founder/BGF investment [1][2][3]
Vocation Group Ltd holds 75% or more registered shares/votes in the brewery. BGF Investment Management Ltd and John Maxwell Hickling each have more than 25% and no more than 50% at group level. BGF remains a group investor after its direct brewery PSC entry ceased. Exact equity splits are not reconciled. [1][2][3]
United Kingdom · Vocation Group Ltd, company 10400023 [3]
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Investors in Vocation
Registered share control only
The reviewed register names share controllers. Exact economic interests, smaller shareholders and the complete ultimate investor chain have not been verified. 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.
More than 25%, no more than 50% · registered shares/votes
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Active PSC evidence checked 11 October 2026. Statutory bands are not exact economic stakes, can overlap and do not establish a complete shareholder table. Holding-company interests, not additional direct brewery stakes.
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.
UK cash corporation tax has not been verified in this ownership review. This does not mean no tax was paid.
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Vocation · 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.
Companies House · Active PSC position reviewed 11 October 2026: The group has founder John Hickling and BGF as registered significant investors; statutory bands are not exact equity percentages