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Hospitality

301,595 UK companies classified under hospitality. Public register information only.

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Hospitality in the United Kingdom

Counts over the Companies House register as loaded on 2026-09-14. Dissolved companies are excluded. No financial figures are involved.

301,595Companies on the register
5.5%of UK companies5,503,259 across all sectors
4 yearsMedian company age6 years across all sectors
3.5%In insolvency proceedings1.9% across all sectors

New companies per year

050k100k2012: 3,81420122013: 4,7182014: 5,74020142015: 6,9282016: 8,22020162017: 10,6952018: 14,74620182019: 20,1582020: 14,80120202021: 15,6432022: 18,62120222023: 26,8962024: 36,71120242025: 56,7812026: 29,061 (year to date)2026
Companies still on the register, by the year they were incorporated. 2026 is the year to date. Companies dissolved since are not counted, so earlier years understate how many were formed. 41% are under three years old, against 30% across all sectors.

How old they are

Hospitality
All sectors
  • Under 3 years 41%
  • 3 to 9 years 40%
  • 10 to 19 years 13%
  • 20 years or more 5.7%

13% carry a proposal to strike off (7.3% across all sectors). That is mostly dormant companies being removed, so it is not counted as insolvency.

What they do

  1. Take-away food shops and mobile food stands SIC 56103
    73,71824%
  2. Licensed restaurants SIC 56101
    54,59718%
  3. Unlicensed restaurants and cafes SIC 56102
    44,54215%
  4. Public houses and bars SIC 56302
    34,30611%
  5. Event catering activities SIC 56210
    21,5397.1%
  6. Hotels and similar accommodation SIC 55100
    19,9276.6%
  7. Other food services SIC 56290
    19,9126.6%
  8. Other holiday and other collective accommodation SIC 55209
    13,6714.5%
  9. Other accommodation SIC 55900
    12,2804.1%
  10. Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds SIC 55300
    2,8951.0%
  11. Licensed clubs SIC 56301
    2,2600.7%
  12. Holiday centres and villages SIC 55201
    1,0210.3%
The main activity each company registered, largest first.

Where they are registered

  1. 47,90416%
  2. 7,8922.6%
  3. 6,6142.2%
  4. 6,5062.2%
  5. 3,9271.3%
  6. 3,3761.1%
  7. 3,2211.1%
  8. 3,0761.0%
  9. 3,0631.0%
  10. 2,9881.0%
Registered town, which is often an accountant's or a director's address rather than where the business trades.

Legal forms

  1. Private Limited Company
    296,13398%
  2. PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
    2,6790.9%
  3. Community Interest Company
    2,1150.7%
  4. PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
    5790.2%
  5. Public Limited Company
    46<0.1%
  6. Private Unlimited Company
    41<0.1%

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Companies

CompanyTownIncorporated
"A Taste of Tuscany" LtdLondon2024
"Belle-Vue" Enterprises LimitedWisbech2002
"Cool Coffee London" LtdEdgware2022
"OUR Home in Bordeaux" UK LimitedDorking2012
"Parks" Icecream Franchise LimitedBlackpool2009
"THE Gallery Food Norwich " LtdLondon2024
& Company Group LtdLiverpool2017
& Play LtdBristol2023
&Coffee LimitedWaltham Cross2019
&Feast LtdLondon2023
&Ifood LtdLondon2020
&LKH LtdWeston-Super-Mare2019
&YAT Sing LimitedLondon2025
'Brian Parkes Pubs LtdMansfield2025
'Efes Turkish Food LtdLondon2025
'Ello Bagel LtdLondon2024
'F' Coffee Ashbourne LtdDerby2017
'Just the Tonic' Properties LtdPetersfield2022
'Nuel - Fuel Snack LimitedLondon2025
'Nupokepasta LtdLondon2022
'O Sole MIO LtdEastbourne2018
'O VER Borough LtdLondon2018
'O VER Fitzrovia LtdLondon2022
'O VER London Bridge LtdLondon2024
'O VER ST. James LtdLondon2018
'R' Accommodation LtdLincoln2021
'THE Delis' LimitedLondon2019
'THE George BTN LtdHove2021
'THE Light' (UK) LtdSlough2012
'YAK' the Himalayan Kitchen LtdAldershot2017
(UK) City Pizza Leeds LtdLeeds2025
(UK) Everest Restaurant LtdMaidenhead2024
+Venture Battersea LimitedLondon2005
-THE Marula Tree LimitedTorpoint2024
00 Bar LimitedBarnsley2017
000 Bars LtdPaisley2025
0007 PBX LimitedBroxbourne2022
006 Inns LimitedLeicester2026
007 Dorset Food LtdLondon2026
01 Yeni LtdLondon2018
0112 Bridge ST Lion Hot (Freeholdco) LimitedMansfield2009
0115 Patty Co LtdNottingham2025
0161 Express Kitchen LtdManchester2025
0161 Flaminfood LtdManchester2026
0161 Flaming Grill LtdManchester2025
0161 MCR Grill LtdManchester2026
0161BURGER LtdManchester2022
021 LC LtdBorehamwood2026
021 TEH LtdAylesbury2026
0212 Properties LtdLondon2024
0215 LimitedSwindon2015
02665932 LimitedLeeds1991
028CAFE LimitedBelfast2025
0307 LimitedKirkcaldy2025
03075817 LimitedPreston1995
036 LimitedLondon2016
03977079 LimitedWarwick2000
040423 LimitedLlanelli2023
042 Bar and Restaurant LimitedBirmingham2025
042 London LtdLondon2023
0440 LtdLondon2023
0505 LtdLondon2025
05726382 LimitedBorehamwood2006
062 Foods LimitedLondon2023
06300929 LtdWellingborough2007
06349133 LimitedCroydon2007
06376775 LtdSheffield2007
06936471 LimitedFallowfield2009
07 Antalya LtdBenfleet2008
07 OZ Coffee Roasting LimitedLondon2015
07131504 LimitedCorbridge2010
071727 LimitedSwindon2025
07651788 LtdLiverpool2011
07710588 LimitedMilton Keynes2011
079US LtdYork2021
081 NA LtdLondon2019
081 Napoli LimitedLondon2024
081 Peckham LimitedLondon2026
081 Pizzeria (Peckham) LimitedHemel Hempstead2026
081 Pizzeria LimitedLondon2020
08112018 LtdLlanelli2018
08151575 LimitedHolmrook2012
08373021 LtdSheffield2013
08767125 LimitedLiverpool2013
08839668 LtdCheltenham2014
09133119 LtdUpton2014
09138670 LimitedLondon2014
09260961 LimitedLondon2014
09778294 LimitedManchester2015
1 2 Properties LtdNorwich2018
1 Abbey Street Leicester LimitedBorehamwood2017
1 AHY LtdDewsbury2021
1 Alexander Buildings Management Company LimitedBath2002
1 Archer Terrace LimitedPlymouth2011
1 Arundel Terrace LimitedEast Sussex2000
1 Ashdown Road LimitedEast Sussex2006
1 Ashhurst Avenue Management Company LimitedBrighton2019
1 Avenue Mews Management Company LimitedLondon2005
1 Bouverie RD LtdLondon2025
1 Bryanston Square Freehold LimitedLondon2013
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