AMITY PUBS LTD

📉Decliningactive
08566162 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£47.8k
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Revenue decline
Turnover down 59% YoY
Turnover YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Turnover£47.8k£115.9k
Average employees300-300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-23
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  8. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2013-06-22
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    GIMSON, John Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2013-06-14
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    ASHLEY, Emily Elizabeth Jeanne appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-14
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Simon Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AMITY PUBS LTD
  21. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    GIMSON, John Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emily Elizabeth Jeanne Ashley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Simon Mark Ashley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

C/O Benford Accountancy Ltd Hickstead Works
London Road
Hickstead
West Sussex
RH17 5LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ASHLEY, Emily Elizabeth Jeanne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHLEY, Simon Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIMSON, John Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-12 · resigned 2013-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-26
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-13