HOPS PUB COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£26k
-57.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£46m
-17.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
329
-32.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9.8m
+0.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,826,000 | £27,792,000 | £20,897,000 | -24.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,121,000 | -£6,293,000 | -£6,935,000 | -10.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,306,000 | -£9,881,000 | -£9,843,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net profit | -£3,656,000 | -£10,435,000 | -£6,924,000 | +33.6% | |
| Cash | £87,000 | £61,000 | £26,000 | -57.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£2,544,000 | -£14,854,000 | -£27,163,000 | -82.9% | |
| Net assets | -£28,321,000 | -£38,742,000 | -£45,686,000 | -17.9% | |
| Equity | -£28,321,000 | -£38,742,000 | -£45,686,000 | -17.9% | |
| Average employees | 562 | 485 | 329 | -32.2% | |
| Wages | £7,534,000 | £7,587,000 | £7,100,000 | -6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £25,000 | £20,000 | -20% |
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 | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.8% | -22.6% | -33.2% | |
| Net margin | -12.3% | -37.5% | -33.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | 0.27x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | -0.35x | -1.73x | -2.34x |
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
- HOPS PUB COMPANY LIMITED 2008-02-28 → present
- DWSCO 2731 LIMITED 2007-12-19 → 2008-02-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have performed a going concern assessment which indicates that the Company will require additional funds, through funding from its intermediate parent company. Stonegate Pub Company Limited has indicated its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the Company. Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDOWALL, David | Director | 2023-02-24 | Sep 1978 | British |
| ROSS, David Andrew | Director | 2014-05-16 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORVIS MAZARS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-15 | 2024-09-16 |
| SNR DENTON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-12-19 | 2008-04-25 |
| BAKER, Suzanne Louise | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2024-03-14 |
| GUDMUNDSSON, Marino | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2011-06-21 |
| HORROCKS, Rupert John | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2011-06-21 |
| KEEN, Christian | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2012-01-13 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Simon David | Director | 2015-01-31 | 2023-02-24 |
| PAYNE, Ian Timothy | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2010-12-01 |
| REYNDAL, Johann Petur | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2011-06-21 |
| SMITH, Toby Coultas | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2014-09-26 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2007-12-19 | 2008-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town And City Pub Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-12-03 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.