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ACV event: Unfair tax system punishes successful operators

06-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Industry figures have argued that the answer to saving the Great British pub lies in reform tax and planning rather than asset of community value listings.

M&B boss remains confident in strategy despite flat sales

24-Jul-2014 By Mark Wingett

Mitchells & Butlers has reported flat like-for-like sales in its third quarter (14 weeks to 19 July) – with a 0.6% rise in food sales offset by a 0.5% decline in drinks.

Waverley TBS collapsed leaving £64.5m in debts

12-Nov-2012 By John Harrington

Waverley TBS collapsed leaving  £64.5m in debts to unsecured creditors, with seven drinks companies owed seven-figure sums, a new report shows.

Be At One maintains rapid growth

18-Nov-2011

Be At One, the 12-strong London-based cocktail bar chain, has reported a 40% rise in pre-tax profits on turnover up 24% to £8.58m in the year to 31 March 2011.

Heineken UK grew market share in 2009

20-Dec-2010 By The PMA Team

The UK's biggest brewer, Heineken UK, gained market share in 2009, according to Companies House documents. The company grew its market share to...

Merchant Inns: only half of sites profitable

29-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek & Mark Stretton, M&C Report

A report into the collapse of Merchant Inns, the mid-market pubs-and-inns business, shows that only half of its six venues were profitable at site...

Tenanted pub profits have further to fall, says City analyst

28-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ

Profits in the tenanted pub sector have further to fall in the coming months, according to forecasts made today by City broker Goldman Sachs. In a...

Luminar sells 26 clubs for 19p each

17-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

Luminar Leisure has sold 26 nightclubs for 19p each to Cavendish Bars. Cavendish has agreed to buy the leaseholds via the sale of five disposal...

Greene King extends open-book accounting

23-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team

Greene King Pub Partners, the company's tenanted division, has extended its open book accounting package to include new accountants more local to the...

Making sense of the numbers

18-Jun-2007

The dull 'thud' of a mighty tome hitting The Publican's City desk means only one thing; it's annual report time. Now, such documents aren't generally...

Pubs go limited to avoid paying taxes

07-Dec-2006 By lucy britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

More people are choosing to run their pubs as a limited company to avoid paying certain taxes, according to agent Fleurets. However, although there...