£1.71m
+3%vs Nov 2024Active05297145Private limited companyPolegate
LOVELY PUBS LTD
Significant control: Douglas Charles Ridler (25–50%), Ruth Cicely Mottram (25–50%)
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Summary
LOVELY PUBS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 05297145) incorporated on 26 November 2004, registered in Polegate. Its registered activity is public houses and bars (SIC 56302). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 November 2025, showing net assets of £1.71m and cash of £594k, with 32 employees on average. Net assets rose 3% on the prior period (£1.66m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 318 comparable companies in Brighton (median £169, upper quartile £24k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Douglas Charles Ridler
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Ms Ruth Cicely Mottram
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 26 November 200421 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 August 2027in 307 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 10 December 2026in 44 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 56302
- Public houses and bars
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£594k
−37%vs Nov 2024Not reported
32
No changevs Nov 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £1.71m | £594k | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| 30 November 2024 | £1.66m | £948k | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| 30 November 2023 | £1.59m | £1.04m | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Cash per employee£19kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £1,706,753 at 30 November 2025
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £593,509
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 26 November 2004
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 307 days
- Confirmation statement duein 44 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.71m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.66m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.59m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- LILIBIRD LIMITEDEastbourne · inc. Apr 2005
- S.P.S. PUBS LIMITEDRustington · inc. Aug 2005
All companies incorporated on 26 November 2004 · in Nov 2004.
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