Confidential Report · July 2026

The Long Hall

Rural · County Clare · Mixed
New assessment
Pub Viability Score
78 / 100
Good

Composite score derived from gross profit, operating margin, cash runway and forward-looking confidence signals. Benchmarked against rural pubs in your county.

Months of runway
9.0
months
Financial health
Good
Risk level
Low
Projected Annual Cost Impact
Minimum Wage
+€14,800
Employer PRSI
+€2,321
Pension · Yr 1
+€7,650
Pension · Yr 5
+€33,300
Total additional annual cost
+€24,771
County Benchmark

Compared to similar rural pubs in County Clare

n = 34 · Q2 2026
Revenue
Top 42%
Peer floorPeer ceiling
Payroll
Slightly above avg.
Peer floorPeer ceiling
Energy
Well managed
Peer floorPeer ceiling
Profitability
Below average
Peer floorPeer ceiling
Intelligence

Advisory recommendations.

Generated from your submission and peer-normalised benchmarks. Each recommendation is prioritised by projected impact on your viability score.

Impact
High
Reduce labour scheduling inefficiencies

Peer analysis suggests a 6–9% payroll efficiency gap on comparable rural drink-led pubs. A structured weekly cover model typically recovers 3–4 points of margin within one quarter.

Impact
High
Prepare now for pension auto-enrolment

Based on 9 eligible employees, Year 1 auto-enrolment liability is estimated at €7,650, scaling to €33,300 by Year 5. Model this into pricing decisions before 2027.

Impact
Medium
Review supplier contracts

Volume rebate structures on beer and wine categories are frequently under-optimised in your revenue band. Renegotiation typically recovers 1.5–2.4% of COGS.

Impact
Medium
Increase food gross profit

Food-led revenue below 22% correlates strongly with runway compression. Menu engineering on the top eight dishes is the fastest lever.

Impact
Low
Review energy tariffs

You appear to be tracking below the county mean on energy — worth confirming your supply contract is not on a legacy premium tariff at renewal.

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