VALIANT PUB COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£830K
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
41
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.9M
Period ending 2025-03-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-17 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,297,995 | £18,232,011 | £18,839,430 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,943,670 | -£2,665,348 | -£1,881,620 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£3,189,599 | -£5,564,162 | -£4,879,521 | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£3,189,599 | -£5,564,162 | -£4,879,521 | — | |
| Cash | — | £1,264,024 | £3,461,427 | £1,625,773 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,506,330 | £32,355,044 | £46,302,855 | — | |
| Net assets | — | £1,691,651 | £502,489 | -£829,529 | — | |
| Equity | — | £1,691,651 | £502,489 | -£829,529 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 20 | 28 | 41 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,588,719 | £3,234,904 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £796,533 | £1,131,696 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-10-17 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -23.4% | -14.6% | -10.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -38.4% | -30.5% | -25.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -11.1% | -8.2% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 98.6% | 101.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.88x | 12.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.56x | -0.92x | -0.41x |
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
- VALIANT PUB COMPANY LIMITED 2022-03-28 → present
- GOSSTRADCO123 LIMITED 2021-10-18 → 2022-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- VALIANT PUB COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Valiant Asset Company 1 Limited 100%
- Valiant Asset Company 2 Limited 100%
- Valiant Asset Company 3 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, on 4th August, the Company completed a further transaction involving the transfer of an additional 16 pubs into Valiant Asset 1 Limited, enabling the drawdown of a second facility of £14 million into that entity, bringing the Group's total committed bank funding to £26 million.”
- “On 4 August, subsequent to the year end, the Company completed a transaction involving the transfer of 16 pubs to Valiant Asset Company 1 Limited.”
- “During the financial year we acquired and refurbished 24 new sites and disposed of 3 sites considered non-core to our operations.”
- “During the period under review, a new group structure was implemented to streamline operations, secure debt funding, and support the Company's long-term growth objectives. This new structure comprises three trading entities, where previously there was only one:”
- “Valiant Asset Company 1 Limited ("VAC 1"): incorporated in 2024 with the transfer of 24 pubs previously owned by VPCL on 4th September 2024.”
- “Valiant Asset Company 2 Limited ("VAC 2"): incorporated in 2024 with the transfer of 4 pubs previously owned by VPCL on 24th June 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARROLL, Gerard | Director | 2021-11-02 | Apr 1963 | British |
| DURSTON, Thomas John Angus | Director | 2025-07-04 | May 1994 | British |
| FLETCHER, Anna Elisabeth | Director | 2021-10-18 | Sep 1989 | American,Swedish |
| MCGINTY, Mark | Director | 2021-11-02 | Jul 1973 | British |
| SLOYAN, Jennifer Elizabeth | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| TROLLE, Arvid | Director | 2021-10-18 | May 1977 | Swedish |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROFT, James Edward John | Director | 2021-11-02 | 2023-03-01 |
| GILBERT, John | Director | 2022-02-08 | 2022-07-21 |
| MCMANUS, Karen Marie | Director | 2023-01-19 | 2023-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valiant Pub Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-25 | Active |
| Mr Arvid Trolle | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-18 | Ceased 2021-10-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-09 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.