AMBER TAVERNS LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
+10.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£149M
-14.4% vs 2024
Employees
43
-4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£19M
+7% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-02
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-30 | 2024-02-04 | 2025-02-02 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,990,081 | £56,165,941 | £110,319,134 | £119,914,701 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,936,103 | £7,972,888 | £17,838,907 | £19,688,802 | +10.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,936,016 | £7,954,848 | £17,885,524 | £19,132,909 | +7% | |
| Net profit | -£7,358,697 | £5,308,835 | £14,455,745 | £14,791,930 | +2.3% | |
| Cash | £6,485,289 | £12,311,530 | £9,783,728 | £10,812,894 | +10.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £105,435,662 | £163,213,523 | £207,849,387 | £273,628,119 | +31.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £174,492,906 | £149,364,216 | -14.4% | |
| Equity | £94,014,866 | £136,170,077 | £174,492,906 | £149,364,216 | -14.4% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 41 | 45 | 43 | -4.4% | |
| Wages | £1,836,187 | £2,125,868 | £2,866,913 | £2,526,896 | -11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £460,967 | £738,124 | £845,893 | £539,857 | -36.2% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-30 | 2024-02-04 | 2025-02-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -26.5% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | -24.5% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.5% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 35.8% | 48.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.67x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 30.29x |
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
- AMBER TAVERNS LIMITED 2005-02-07 → present
- PIMCO 2251 LIMITED 2005-01-18 → 2005-02-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the current trading prospects, identifiable risks, working capital requirements and the availability of finance. The company have produced cashflow forecasts and sensitivities extending 12 months from the date of signing which do not indicate any working capital shortfalls and confirm the company can meet all its current and future covenant compliance requirements and thus are of the opinion that the company is a going concern. The accounts have been prepared on this basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company entered into financing arrangements with Just Retirement limited during the period in the form of a sale and leaseback. This included 2 tranches of properties held within Amber and the total proceeds received amounted to £89.8m.”
- “The group acquired a further 7 sites since the year ending 2 February 2025; Barry on 25 March 2025 (£175,000), Guiseley on 23 April 2025 (£500,000), Johnstone on 8 May 2025 (£261,500), Norton on 18 June 2025 (£400,000), Cardiff on 8 July 2025 (£536,000), Taunton on 16 July 2025 (£700,000) and Helensburgh on 30 July 2025 (£215,000).”
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £44,878,774 (2024: Nil). This was to enable the change in ownership structure on 25 October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAER, James Edward | Director | 2007-11-01 | Jun 1955 | British |
| FRANKLAND, Samuel Peter | Director | 2018-02-05 | Oct 1975 | English |
| PEARSON, Glenn Sheldon | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jul 1970 | English |
| ROBERTS, Gary Eric | Director | 2010-05-04 | Aug 1963 | English |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Joanne Louise | Secretary | 2011-03-03 | 2025-11-28 |
| SIMPSON, Richard Barry | Secretary | 2008-01-17 | 2010-10-12 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-01-18 | 2007-12-11 |
| BROOKE, Mark | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-03-20 |
| GEORGE, Michael David | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2024-10-24 |
| GEORGE, Michael David | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2008-03-11 |
| GODDARD, Mark John | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2024-10-24 |
| JONES, Joanne Louise | Director | 2011-03-03 | 2025-11-28 |
| KENNEDY, Michael | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2010-10-12 |
| NORRIS, Michael John | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2011-01-31 |
| PRESTON, Clive Henry | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2017-10-27 |
| PRESTON, Clive Henry | Director | 2005-03-25 | 2010-10-12 |
| ROGAN, Shelagh Margaret | Director | 2005-03-25 | 2006-06-06 |
| SIMPSON, Richard Barry | Director | 2005-03-25 | 2010-10-12 |
| WARDMAN, George Bryan Lawrence | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2018-02-05 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-01-18 | 2005-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melli Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-27 | Ceased 2017-10-27 |
| Melii Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Melli Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 588 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.