The directors present the strategic report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The principal activity of the company continues to be that of operating bars.  The results of the company show a pre-tax loss of £824,000 (2023: pre-tax loss of £1,766,000) for the year and turnover of £5,423,000 (2023: £7,142,000).

We consider the financial key performance indicators for the company to be gross margin, operating profit or loss and turnover.

We consider the key risk and uncertainty affecting the company to be the increased competition within the market, consumer demand and input cost pressures.

In order to maintain liquidity to ensure that sufficient funds are available for ongoing operations and future developments, the company uses funding provided by the company's parent, BrewDog PLC. During the pandemic the company has also utilised the government support grants available to assist with cash flow management.

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The results for the year are set out on page 8.

No ordinary dividends were paid (2023: nil). The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend (2023: nil).

We are in business to make other people as passionate about great craft beer as we are. We will continue to invest in our people, our beer and our infrastructure.

The company's policy to recruit disabled workers for those vacancies that they are able to fill. All necessary assistance with initial training courses is given. Once employed, a career plan is developed so as to ensure suitable opportunities for each disabled person. Arrangements are made, wherever possible, for retraining employees who become disabled, to enable them to perform work identified as appropriate to their aptitudes and abilities.

The company's policy is to consult and discuss with employees, through unions, staff councils and at meetings, matters likely to affect their interests.

Information of matters of concern to employees is given through information bulletins and communications through Huddle, our in-house tool that allows quick, efficient and effective communication.

Between the end of the financial year and the date of this report no item, transaction or event of a material nature has occurred, in the opinion of the Directors, that is likely to significantly affect the operations of the company, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.

The directors continue to monitor the impact of world events, with particular regard to the wellbeing of their people and their ability to make, distribute and sell great beers.

A parental support letter has been obtained confirming that for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, it will make available such funds as may be required to enable the company to meet its obligations as they fall due.

The directors have performed stress testing of cashflow forecasts to take account of events which could impact the financial position of the Group. The range of stress tests included a reduction in demand for its products and related impacts on working capital along with a range of extreme but plausible downsides. These stress tests demonstrate that the group has access to sufficient liquidity through the going concern period to 31 December 2026. As such, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 31 December 2026.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.  However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.  The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the strategic report and directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or directors' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 4, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.  The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.

Our approach was as follows:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework (FRS 101 and the Companies Act 2006) and the relevant direct and indirect tax compliance regulation in the United Kingdom. In addition, the Company has to comply with laws and regulations relating to its operations and health and safety.

We understood how the company is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of management, those charged with governance, and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures. We corroborated our enquiries through the review of board minutes and any correspondence with relevant counterparties and noted that there was no contradictory evidence.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by making enquiries of management from various parts of the business and performing a walkthrough of the financial statement close process. We also considered performance targets and their propensity to influence efforts made by management to manage results.

Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify noncompliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved, in addition to those set out above, included a review of board minutes to identify any non-compliance with laws and regulations. In addition, we completed procedures to conclude on the compliance of the disclosures in the financial statements with all applicable requirements. We also utilised data analytical tools to review for potential non-compliance with laws and regulations and tested manual journal entries to supporting evidence.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the

Financial Reporting Council's website at https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.  This description forms part of our auditor's report.

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.  Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

There are no recognised gains and losses in the current or prior year other than as included in the Income Statement. Accordingly no Statement of Comprehensive Income is presented.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on and are signed on its behalf by:

Draft House Holding Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated and domiciled in England. The registered office is 3rd Floor, Fergusson House, 124-128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NJ.

The company's principal activity remains that of operating bars. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary within the BrewDog PLC group which prepares consolidated financial statements in which the company is included. The consolidated financial statements of BrewDog PLC are available at UK Companies House.

The financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024 were authorised for issue by the board of directors on the date disclosed on page 10 and the statement of financial position was signed on the board's behalf by Mr J W M Taylor.

The financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 - Reduced Disclosure Framework ("FRS 101") and using the historical cost convention. In preparing these financial statements, the company applies the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB),but makes amendments where necessary in order to comply with the Companies Act and has set out below where advantage of the FRS 101 disclosure exemptions have been taken.

The company's functional and presentational currency is sterling and all the values rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£'000) except where otherwise indicated.

The material accounting policies which follow set out these policies which have been consistently applied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:

The requirement of IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures' relating to the disclosure of financial instruments and the nature and extent of risks arising from such instruments;

The requirement of IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement' paragraphs 91 to 99 relating to the fair value measurement disclosures of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value, such as the available for sale investments and derivative financial instruments;

The applicable requirements of IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets' relating to the disclosures of estimates used to measure recoverable amounts;

The applicable requirements of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements' relating to the disclosure of comparative information in respect of the number of shares outstanding at the beginning and end of the year (IAS 1.79(a)(iv)), the reconciliation of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment (IAS 16.73(e)) and the reconciliation of the carrying amount of intangible assets (IAS 38(118)(e));

The requirement of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements' paragraphs 134 to 136 relating to the disclosure of capital management policies and objectives;

The requirements of IAS 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows' and IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements' paragraph 10(d), 111 relating to the presentation of a Cash Flow Statement;

The requirements of IAS 8 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors' paragraphs 30 and 31 relating to the disclosure of standards, amendments and interpretations in issue but not yet effective;

The requirements of IAS 24 ‘Related Party Disclosures' relating to the disclosure of key management personnel compensation and relating to the disclosure of related party transactions entered into between the Company and other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the group;

The requirements of the second sentence of paragraph 110 and paragraphs 113(a), 114, 115, 118, 119(a) to (c), 120 to 127 and 129 of IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers; and

The requirements of paragraph 52, the second sentence of paragraph 89, and paragraphs 90, 91 and 93 of IFRS 16 Leases. The requirements of paragraph 58 of IFRS 16, provided that the disclosure of details of indebtedness required by paragraph 61(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is presented separately for lease liabilities and other liabilities, and in total.

The directors continue to monitor the impact of world events, with particular regard to the wellbeing of their people and their ability to make, distribute and sell great beers.

A parental support letter has been obtained confirming that for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, it will make available such funds as may be required to enable the company to meet its obligations as they fall due.

The directors have performed stress testing of cashflow forecasts to take account of events which could impact the financial position of the Group. The range of stress tests included a reduction in demand for its products and related impacts on working capital along with a range of extreme but plausible downsides. These stress tests demonstrate that the group has access to sufficient liquidity through the going concern period to 31 December 2026. As such, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Revenue is recognised in the financial statements when goods are provided to customers and the entity has satisfied its performance obligations. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts and value added tax.

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of a business over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systemic basis over its expected life, which is the average unexpired lease term of the acquired business.

Goodwill is allocated to cash generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash generating units to which goodwill are allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset un the unit.

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date if the fair value can be measured reliably.

Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost of the assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

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Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.

Investments are shown at cost less provision for impairment. The company asset at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that an asset is impaired.

At each reporting end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.

Trade and other receivables, which generally have 30-90 day terms, are recognised and carried at the lower of their original invoiced value and recoverable amount. Where the time value of money is material, receivables are carried at amortised cost.

Financial assets, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

Trade and other payables (including amounts owed to group undertakings) are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Obligations for loans and borrowings are recognised when the company becomes party to the related contracts and are measured initially at the fair value of the consideration received less directly attributable transaction costs.

After initial recognition, interest bearing loans and borrowing are subsequently measured at the amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Gains and losses arising on the repurchase, settlement or otherwise cancellation of liabilities are recognised respectively in finance revenue and finance cost.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer expected that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of inventories or non-current assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

All material leases are accounted for by recognising a right-of-use asset and a lease liability except for:

Leases of low value assets; and

Leases with a duration of twelve months or less.

Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the contractual payments due to the lessor over the lease term, with the discount rate determined by reference to the rate inherent in the lease unless (as is typically the case) this is not readily determinable, in which case the company's incremental borrowing rate on commencement of the lease is used. Variable lease payments are only included in the measurement of the lease liability if they depend on an index or rate. In such cases, the initial measurement of the lease liability assumes the variable element will remain unchanged throughout the lease term. Other variable lease payments are expenses in the period to which they relate.

On initial recognition, the carrying value of the lease liability also includes:

Amounts expected to be payable under any residual value guarantee;

The exercise price of any purchase option granted in favour of the company if it is reasonably certain to access that option; and

Any penalties payable for terminating the lease, if the term of the lease has been estimated on the basis of the termination option being exercised.

Right-of-use assets are initially measure at the amount of the lease liability, reduced for any lease incentives received and increased for:

Lease payments made at or before commencement of the lease;

Initial direct costs incurred; and

The amount of any provision recognised where the company is contractually required to dismantle, remove or restore the leased asset (typically leasehold dilapidations).

Subsequent to initial measurement lease liabilities increase as a result of interest charged at a constant rate on the balance outstanding and are reduced for leas payments made. Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lase or over the remaining economic life of the asset if, rarely, this is judged to be shorter than the lease term.

When the company revises its estimate of the term of any lease (because, for example, it re-assesses in probability of a lease extension or termination option being exercised), it adjusts the carrying amount of the lease liability to reflect the payments to make over the revised term, which are discounted at the same discount rate that applied on lease commencement. The carrying value of lease liabilities is similarly revised when the variable element of future lease payments dependant on a rate or index is revised. In both cases an equivalent adjustment is made to the carrying value of the right-of-use asset, with the revised carrying amount being depreciated over the remaining (revised) lease term.

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts within the financial statements. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes may differ from those estimates. The following judgements have had the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements:

In the process of applying the accounting policies, management has made the following judgement, which has had the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.

The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods covered by an option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered by an option to terminate the lease, if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised.

The Group has several lease contracts that include extension and termination options. The Group applies judgement in evaluating whether it is reasonably certain whether or not to exercise the option to renew or terminate the lease. That is, it considers all relevant factors that create an economic incentive for it to exercise either the renewal or termination. After the commencement date, the Group reassesses the lease term if there is a significant event or change in circumstances that is within its control and affects its ability to exercise or not to exercise the option to renew or to terminate (e.g., construction of significant leasehold improvements or significant customisation to the leased asset).

The total revenue of the company for the year has been derived from its principal activity wholly undertaken in the United Kingdom.

The audit fee for 2024 was £18,000 (2023: £18,000) and this was borne by another group company, BrewDog PLC.

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

The charge for the year can be reconciled to the loss per the income statement as follows:

The income tax expense above is computed at loss before taxation multiplied by the effective rate of corporation        tax in the UK of 25% (2023: 23.52%).

Detail of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

Included within other receivables are amounts falling due after more than one year of £nil (2023: £nil).

Amounts owed to parent undertaking are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

Lease obligations are classified based on the amounts that are expected to be settled within the next 12 months and after more than 12 months from the reporting date, as follows:

The company has entered into commercial leases on certain property. These leases have an average duration of between 3 and 25 years. Certain property lease agreements contain an option for renewal, with such options being exercisable three months before the expiry of the lease term at rentals based on market prices at the time of exercise. There are no restrictions placed upon the lessee by entering into these leases.

The total cash outflow for leases was £1,087,000 (2023: £1,263,000).

The following are the major deferred tax assets and liabilities recognised by the company and movements thereon during the current and prior reporting period.

The share premium account represents consideration received for shares issued above their nominal value net of transaction costs.

Retained earnings represent accumulated historical retained profits and losses less distributions.

During the year the company entered into transactions, in the ordinary course of business, with other related parties. The company has taken advantage of the exemption under paragraph 8(k) of FRS 101 not to disclose transactions with fellow wholly owned subsidiaries.

The immediate and ultimate parent company is BrewDog PLC, a company registered in Scotland, which is the smallest and largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated. The consolidated financial statements of BrewDog PLC are available at UK Companies House.

Between the end of the financial year and the date of this report no item, transaction or event of a material nature has occurred, in the opinion of the Directors, that is likely to significantly affect the operations of the company, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.