3 PEAS IN A POD PUB CO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08807449 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-01-26📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2015-01-22➖TOMLINSON, Adele resigneddirector
- 2013-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 PEAS IN A POD PUB CO LIMITED
- 2013-12-09➕MILLER, Darren appointeddirector
- 2013-12-09➕MILLER, Philip Gerard appointeddirector
- 2013-12-09➕TOMLINSON, Adele appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Philip Gerard Miller Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Darren Miller Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Adele Tomlinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1819 PROMOTION LTD→ 12429965 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 28@ THE CHEFS TABLE LIMITED→ 13336111 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 2U FOOD NORTHERN LIMITED→ 16146833 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 36 BRIDGE STREET LIMITED→ 15699570 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 365 MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 10952958 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3MEN LTD→ 16398222 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 IN A ROW (MANCHESTER) LIMITED→ 16505193 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 ON THE GREEN LTD→ 12181524 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 4ALL HOSPITALITY UK LTD→ 09548440 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 5 DOVER ROAD DEAL LIMITED→ 16483303 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 NOODLE LTD→ 14916217 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 888 STREET EATS LTD→ 16502053 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Ring O Bells
Bellemonte Road
Frodsham
Cheshire
WA6 6BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MILLER, Darren→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2013-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Philip Gerard→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOMLINSON, Adele→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2015-01-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21