GOWER PUB CO LTD
🌳Matureactive
08849706 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 23 | 2100 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-03📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-11-29➖STEVENS, Christopher Paul resigneddirector
- 2019-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-09-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
- 2019-09-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
- 2019-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-06-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GOWER PUB CO LTD
- 2014-01-17➕KNOX, Richard appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17➕KNOX, Sarah Gwen appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17➕STEVENS, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Gower Leisure Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gower Leisure Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GOWER PUB CO LTD
This company · 08849706
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gower Leisure Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sarah Gwen Knoxceased 01/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Richard Knoxceased 01/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENNIS PRESERVES LIMITED→ 15760013 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FORGE BREWING COMPANY LTD→ 16746072 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FUNCLES BAKERY LTD→ 15717500 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GARETH'S DELICIOUS DELIGHTS LTD→ 11802989 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GLOBAL MEAT SUPPLIERS LTD→ 16324210 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GOOD FOR YOU FERMENTS LTD→ 12415119 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GOWER BREWERY CO LIMITED→ 07792617 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| GOWER CHEESE LIMITED→ 15109494 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GOWER COTTAGE BROWNIES LTD→ 08774098 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GOWER GELATO LIMITED→ 11652762 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GOWER GOURMET FUDGE COMPANY LTD→ 11704227 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GRIFFITHS FRANCIS GROUP LTD→ 15422715 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
The Ship Inn
Port Eynon
Swansea
SA3 1NN
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KNOX, Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNOX, Sarah Gwen→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEVENS, Christopher Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-17 · resigned 2019-11-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Assetz Capital Trust Company Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2019 | 28/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Assetz Capital Trust Company Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2019 | 28/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/06/2014 | 25/09/2019 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2014 | 09/09/2019 |
Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02