AMPERSAND PUB CO LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12450135 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-07
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-04-21
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2020-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPERSAND PUB CO LTD
  12. 2020-02-07
    ➕
    HIPWELL, Adrian Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-07
    ➕
    HIPWELL, Amy Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2020-02-07
    ➕
    HIPWELL, Andrew James appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-07
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    HIPWELL, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Hipwell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

27-31 Sawmills Road Sawmills Road
Diss
IP22 4GG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HIPWELL, Adrian Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIPWELL, Amy Louise→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active
HIPWELL, Andrew James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active
HIPWELL, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-04-21