TXT In plain English
Company description
J.W.LEES & CO.(BREWERS)LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 11 November 1955; registered for 70 years; registered office reported in MANCHESTER. Its primary declared activity is 11050 · Manufacture of beer.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 8 PSC records, 19 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- J.W.LEES & CO.(BREWERS)LIMITED
- Company number
- 00557225
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 107 total · 55 outstanding · 51 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
12 December 2025Next statement due
26 December 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 37.7%
- Mean bonus gap
- -2.1%
- Women receiving bonus
- 31.7%
- Men receiving bonus
- 38.5%
- Women in top quartile
- 30.2%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 53.4%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 60.5%
- Women in lower quartile
- 57.7%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 1000 to 49990.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49991.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499915.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499919.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49992.8% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 30 September 2025 – 29 March 2026
- Filed
- 27 April 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 45 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-2
- Financial period started
- 31 March 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £6,723,683
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £18,896,459
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £1,452,818
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £3,076,420
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 83.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 50.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 45 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Following the supply of requested services/goods the supplier is entitled to submit an invoice. Once an invoice has been either approved or attached to an approved purchase order the invoice will be paid 30 days following the end of the month of the invoice date.
- Dispute resolution process
Payment disputes are initially reported to Accounts Payable who will investigate the dispute with the individual making the purchase. When required the dispute will be escalated to the Department Head and Financial Controller and if necessary the Finance Director. Once resolved the supplier will be paid in accordance with its payment terms or if the invoice is past due then on the next payment run.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 45.0 average days to pay2.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay17.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay18.0% outside terms
- 46.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay5.0% outside terms
- 66.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 56.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 54.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 59.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 76.0 average days to pay59.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- J.W.LEES & CO.(BREWERS)LIMITED
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
- Approved
- 1 April 2021
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £60 million to £100 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 15 April 2021
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
THE GOVERNOR
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 2 December 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 December 2020
J.W. LEES MANCHESTER BREWERS SINCE 1828
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32,42
- Filed / designated
- 14 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 May 2027
MOONRAKER
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 9 September 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 September 2020
MPA MANCHESTER PALE ALE
Owner J W Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 17 May 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
SCORCHER
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 10 October 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 October 2016
JOHN WILLIE'S
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 30 November 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 November 2009
BREWERS SINCE 1828 J.W. LEES MANCHESTER JOHN WILLIE'S MANCHESTER CHAMPION BEER ALC 5.0% VOL
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 30 November 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 November 2009
RAIN
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 28 August 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 August 2009
RA!N BAR
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 6 May 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 May 2009
THE RAIN BAR
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 5 February 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 February 2009
J.W.LEES GOLDEN ORIGINAL LAGER
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 16 September 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 September 2015
WILLOUGHBYS
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32,33
- Filed / designated
- 14 September 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 September 2015
EDELBRAU
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 15 April 1987
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 April 2008
LEES
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 18 February 1978
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 February 2009
LEES
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 6 November 1973
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 November 2014
LEES ARCHER STOUT
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 21 February 1972
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 February 2007
TULIP DE LUXE LAGER J.W. LEES & CO., (BREWERS) LTD.
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 15 June 1959
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 June 2008
Mine's a"John Willie"
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 23 April 1928
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 April 2008
Mine's a"John Willie"
Owner J.W. Lees & Co. (Brewers) Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 23 April 1928
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 April 2008
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Anna Elizabeth Clare Griffin
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 September 2024
- Anti Money Laundering Supervisory Bodies: HMRC
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z
- Authorised Corporate Service Provider Name: VISTRA (UK) LIMITED ACSP
- Identity Verified On: 2025-06-10T00:00:00Z
- Preferred Name: Anna Elizabeth Clare Griffin
Christina Frances Lees-Jones
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 September 2024
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z
Michael Christopher Lees-Jones
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 September 2024
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z
Mr James Herbert TullySee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 September 2024
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z
William George Richard Lees-JonesSee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 6 September 2024
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z
Mr Christopher Peter Lees-Jones
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 6 September 2024
Mr Paul Anthony Lochery
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 6 September 2024
Mr William Richard Lees-Jones
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 6 September 2024
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07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
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08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
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09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
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These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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