ABC PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED

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13994747 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-04-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-02-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-01
    ALDEN, Stephen resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-01
    MURRELL, Peter resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-08-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2022-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-08-23
    ALDEN, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2022-08-23
    MURRELL, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2022-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED
  22. 2022-03-22
    PRATT, Daniel John appointed
    director
  23. 2022-03-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-12-22

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-09

Group structure

Snug Pubs & Inns Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Snug Pubs & Inns Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABC PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED
This company · 13994747

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Snug Pubs & Inns Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel John Prattceased 23/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

13 The Close
Norwich
NR1 4DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-12-22OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-09-09OVERDUE
Last: 2024-08-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PRATT, Daniel John
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-03-22
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Active
ALDEN, Stephen
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-08-23 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned
MURRELL, Peter
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-08-23 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-26