PEARMAIN PUBS LTD
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Cash
£3.5m
+35.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.3m
+16.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
199
-4.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£899k
+22% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-27 | 2021-12-26 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,186,454 | £6,386,181 | £10,247,465 | £10,052,465 | £10,278,056 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £121,099 | £519,896 | £756,565 | £606,432 | £736,869 | +21.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £69,965 | £456,554 | £753,218 | £736,365 | £898,585 | +22% | |
| Net profit | £23,544 | £388,445 | £600,095 | £487,650 | £600,376 | +23.1% | |
| Cash | £1,243,432 | £2,255,656 | £1,471,609 | £2,549,629 | £3,459,766 | +35.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,552,149 | £2,720,402 | £3,308,513 | £3,733,663 | £4,334,039 | +16.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,747,494 | £2,135,939 | £3,219,469 | £3,707,119 | £4,307,495 | +16.2% | |
| Equity | £1,747,494 | £2,135,939 | £3,219,469 | £3,707,119 | £4,307,495 | +16.2% | |
| Average employees | 132 | 153 | 180 | 209 | 199 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £1,908,476 | £2,723,835 | £3,683,298 | £3,599,762 | £3,721,015 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £155,458 | £182,784 | £215,590 | £258,260 | £265,536 | +2.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-27 | 2021-12-26 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 4.9% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 19.1% | 22.9% | 16.2% | 17.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 51.9% | 37.8% | 33.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.01x | 1.75x | 2.22x | |
| Interest cover | 2.10x | 8.05x | 8.67x | 23.99x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PEARMAIN PUBS LTD 2013-11-13 → present
- RB & AH LTD 2007-08-14 → 2013-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's performance, the directors are satisfied that the company is easily able to meet its obligations and continue in operational existence for the twelve months from the date of the approval of financial statements. For this reason, the directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the period, the company paid bonuses totalling £40,750 (29 December 2024: £86,667) to the employees in the loyalty bonus scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANCOCK, Anthony Robert | Secretary | 2008-02-25 | — | British |
| BROWN, Julia May | Director | 2009-03-06 | Nov 1963 | British |
| BROWN, Richard David | Director | 2007-08-14 | Mar 1962 | British |
| HANCOCK, Anthony Robert | Director | 2008-02-25 | Oct 1956 | British |
| MCLIESH, Duncan | Director | 2013-05-23 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Richard David | Secretary | 2007-08-14 | 2008-02-25 |
| BROWN, Julia May | Director | 2007-08-14 | 2008-02-15 |
| DAY, Graham | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2019-04-04 |
| HANCOCK, Tracy Lee | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2024-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Robert Hancock | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Richard David Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.