Bought a few of these yesterday on the back of an excelent AGM report. The owner of CPH is the chap who was behind the success of Pizza Express so I would tend to think he knows what he is doing.

The company as already bought two high street brand names and is looking for a third. Highly speculative of course but I tend to think with this guys track record the reward will outweigh the risk.

Heres the AGM statement....................

The Clapham House Group PLC
07 September 2004



The Clapham House Group PLC
7 September 2004


AGM Statement


At today's Annual General Meeting, David Page, Chairman of The Clapham House
Group PLC ('the Company' or 'Clapham House'), will make the following comments
on the Company's trading and prospects :


'Since their respective acquisitions, The Real Greek and The Bombay Bicycle Club
have been successfully integrated into Clapham House and both businesses are
currently trading ahead of our expectations.


The Real Greek

A new Real Greek Souvlaki & Bar opened in a premium location on London's South
Bank in the first week of July 2004 and has traded excellently in its initial
weeks. Encouraged by this success, we are currently negotiating on a number of
further properties for The Real Greek.


The Bombay Bicycle Club

The Bombay Bicycle Club restaurant and delivery kitchens have performed well
since their acquisition in April 2004. A new Bombay Bicycle Club restaurant is
under construction in Hampstead and will open in the autumn. Four further
properties are currently under offer and with lawyers.


Corporate Developments

We are also negotiating on several further potential acquisitions. We are
confident that one of these will become the Company's third platform format,
comfortably inside the two years we set ourselves for completing our three
initial acquisitions at the time of the Company's admission to AIM.


Negotiations to acquire property packages are also ongoing with a number of
parties, although we have made it clear in these discussions that we are not
prepared to pay uneconomic prices for packages of sites.


Outlook

As a Board we are delighted with the nature and speed of progress made to date
in achieving the Company's strategic aim of building a group of high growth
restaurant and delivery formats.'


Enquiries :


The Clapham House Group PLC
David Page, Executive Chairman 07836 346934
Paul Campbell, Chief Executive 07785 228299


Noble & Company Limited
John Llewellyn-Lloyd 020 7763 2200


Gainsborough Communications
Andy Cornelius 020 7841 1023
Julian Walker 020 7841 1021





Note to Editors

Clapham House's aim is to exploit acquisition opportunities within the UK
restaurant sector. The Company's strategy is to create value for shareholders
through acquiring and actively developing a small number of quality, branded
restaurant formats predominantly in and around the M25 region for expansion into
a high growth restaurant group. The Company successfully floated on AIM on 10
November 2003 and is backed by a number of leading City institutions and with
significant investment from the founding management team.






This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ENDS.


Please DYOR.

cheers Gf.

Well someones had a bite this morning.

cheers Gf.

Oops! Didn't think it had taken that post.
I might have a bite on this - purely on what I've read above. GF I know what you're saying re. Pizza Express, and I think Mr Page has a better chance than most in what is a risky but highly profitable business when it's done right. Am watching the price.

Yorkie

Yorkie I feel hes going to make it big time again, but patience will be needed for a month or two. Those that get in at the beginning will reap the big rewards.

cheers Gf.

GF you're most probably right, but I may wait and watch for a while. It's had a good spurt this week so may drop back. There's hardly been any trading today. There are also other shares I'd like to own - eg. HMY which looks pretty good from the short term and beyond.

I think it will get a lot of coverage this one yorkie with the well known and respected boss being a favourite in the city.

I feel you could miss out on the early gains if you dither about.

Remember Hamworthy is an excelent company and will probably start to rise again when crude goes up once again, but when will that be?.

cheers GF

GF, I've been considering what appear to be several good buys of late, but I'll follow your advice on this one early on Monday. Sorry you're not on SC any more but good to see you posting on this site.

Yorkie, theres been some awfull manipulation on SC of late. I have been accused by one CW of foul mouthing etc, there is no way I would do that and I am owed an appology. That site as really gone down hill and the management really need to look at themselves.

cheers GF.

GF, I went on holiday and when I came back the site's changed out of sight. No more slater or katie - was she banned for being too smart or was she just sick of it? Can you tell me what this new site is that old SC's frequent? Maybe SB could shed light on why FWY aren't doing a bit better!

share forum.com I think. I took one look at it and just wiped it from the memory of my PC. Sites not very good and posters are all the same as on SC its, just duplication. In my opinion this is the very best site around followed by the motley fool site, with pauly pilots cafe which is excelent.

cheers GF.

GF, couldn't find it. Had a look at motley fool. Don't like the format much. Don't like the way you agreed with Paul the 'landlord' that anyone investing in restaurants at this point in the economic cycle must be certifiable either! Hmmmm.

Yorkie he and I were having a go at a certain unpleasant poster on there.

Its WWW.shareforums.co.uk got it from my pc history function.

cheers GF.

It's www.sharesforum.co.uk and the only reason GF doesn't rate it is because he's banned from posting there. And what is this story about me accusing you of foul mouthing GF? What exactly do I owe you an apology for? I really object to you making misleading statements about me on a public bulletin board. I think you owe me an explanation.

GF, sorry but I read the post out of context - apologies. Had a look at share forum and I don't mind it. It looks civilised and posters can put a proper sentence together. A lot like the old SC but then I liked the old SC - the first board I started reading. You could call it the 'sharebear show' but I suppose that's what he wanted. Is it his site/design? Didn't really know him, but a clever chap no doubt.
Anyway, CPH a strong possibility but I'm waivering because there are others. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the likely momentum of ITH, or the bouncing potential of CPG and GON. Or the adding wisdom with BPRG. There appears to be many potential good buys vying for attention at the moment.

Many thanks

It's not really the 'sharebear show' and that is the last thing he would want. He started it up because there were two or three posters on SC stabbing him in the back, basically because they were jealous of his popularity. GF was one of the leading back stabbers.

CW, you might be right or wrong, I don't know. I wouldn't want to be saying anything against SB, so apologies if that's in order. I meant that he appears to have a very central and prominent position on the board, which is why I thought he might have had a hand in creating/designing it. As I say I do like it. Must go and watch Hewitt try and take it to Federer. Clash of the titans (if you like tennis).

Hi yorkie thanks for that. Seems like we have sillyness again.

Never mind.

CrazyWoman Squelched. Lets face it shes one of the blind following the blind on that site LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL.

cheers GF. PS oh foul mouthing, well lets face it you posted an article that had nothing to do with me an insulting PM, but yet you knew what the outcome would be.

Things are ongoing not least your little ramp, with the FSA. I have advised Mr A Green that a full report as been submitted Lets see what they have to say about that and also this last episode. By the way I have never been barred from sharebears forum, I just wont post there as he is as GREEN AS YOU IN THIS BUSINESS.

You've totally lost the plot GF.

Crazy Women Squelched, cant see what she is posting but can report that she used to post under a diifferent name and was barred from the site. If I was you Id squelch her aswell. Wont belong before she upsets someone else and gets her marching orders again.

I didn't post here using a different name and get barred. Yet another lie GF. I have no desire to keep posting on this forum. The only reason I posted here in the first place was to correct your inaccurate personal remarks about me. I would be grateful if you would desist.