Our Vision

On a summer's day in Clapham, back in 2003, David Page and Paul Campbell agreed that the UK public were starved of choice for good value, high quality restaurants. Market research consistently shows that demand for restaurants of this kind is bigger than ever.

For investors and customers alike, David and Paul believe that there are four fundamental ingredients to success:

  • A pioneering concept
  • Best in class for quality of food and service
  • A simple operation
  • Talented management to achieve excellence and growth

Backed with over 30 years of proven expertise in developing and adding value to innovative restaurant brands, David and Paul set out to identify and acquire a small number of exciting, young concepts with outstanding growth potential. The aim: to add an extra dimension to the UK eating out scene, and to provide on-going rewards for investors.

The Clapham House Group (CHG) was created and floated on AIM in November 2003. Pursuing the vision that success lies in the food, CHG was delighted to acquire four fantastic brands - The Real Greek (December 2003), The Bombay Bicycle Club (April 2004), Gourmet Burger Kitchen (November 2004) and Tootsies (May 2006).

The eating out and home delivery markets have been growing rapidly over the last decade and show no sign of stopping. We believe that our brands, which operate in relatively fragmented markets, have significant opportunities to develop further throughout the South East and across the UK.

CHG is currently working with talented and highly incentivised brand management teams, each one confident in its ability to build brands that are resilient to both competition and new trends. Each brand is actively looking to acquire properties for expansion, and is working tirelessly to improve menu standards and quality of service.

As we expand our business, we will take advantage of operational synergies: certain support functions will be shared, without compromising the individual identity and quality of the brands. CHG is also very interested in developing opportunities for brand expansion into retail outlets, such as supermarkets, and international expansion through selected franchise partnerships.