As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for licensed restaurants was 1932 when it made up 0.26% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2010 when 1.15% of all active companies traded within licensed restaurants.
Business that trade within the licensed restaurants sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Restaurant (3,409 companies), Bar (1,348 companies), Restaurants (1,224 companies), Catering (1,122 companies), and Food (1,101 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 56101 - Licensed Restaurants.
Data based on analysis of 5,321 towns and cities that have companies operating within licensed restaurants their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Eckington | 87 | 13% |
| Castle | 77 | 3.75% |
| Whitley Bay | 50 | 2.73% |
| Market Harborough | 52 | 2.57% |
| South Shields | 56 | 2.45% |
| Margate | 77 | 2.22% |
| Truro | 55 | 2.19% |
| Paignton | 62 | 2.17% |
| Glasgow | 990 | 2.16% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 326 | 2.12% |
| Sunderland | 116 | 2.09% |
| Weymouth | 59 | 2.08% |
| Tynemouth | 64 | 2.08% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 372 | 2.04% |
| Swansea | 182 | 1.99% |
| Dundee | 143 | 1.97% |
| Edinburgh | 641 | 1.96% |
| Carlisle | 74 | 1.85% |
| Folkestone | 52 | 1.83% |
| Derry City | 56 | 1.79% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in licensed restaurants include Market Harborough, Castle, and Eckington.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Market Harborough | 136 | 8.64% |
| Castle | 155 | 4.89% |
| Eckington | 19 | 3.05% |
| Whitley Bay | 61 | 3.04% |
| Swansea | 303 | 3.04% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 496 | 3.02% |
| Dundee | 210 | 2.85% |
| Edinburgh | 1,029 | 2.75% |
| Glasgow | 1,509 | 2.74% |
| Weymouth | 70 | 2.74% |
| Sunderland | 176 | 2.66% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 561 | 2.64% |
| Tower Hamlets | 1,421 | 2.59% |
| Enfield | 1,074 | 2.54% |
| Truro | 37 | 2.45% |
| Barnet | 1,899 | 2.32% |
| Manchester | 1,824 | 2.32% |
| Portsmouth | 329 | 2.21% |
| York | 185 | 2.17% |
| Exeter | 140 | 2.12% |
The oldest licensed restaurants company is Mitchells & Butlers Retail Limited at 136 years, 5 months, and 26 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00024542 |
Mitchells & Butlers Retail Limited | 07 Jun 1887 | 136 years |
|
00041015 |
Cardiff Masonic Hall Company Limited(The) | 25 Apr 1894 | 129 years |
|
00052308 |
Eldridge, Pope & Co., Limited | 29 Apr 1897 | 126 years |
|
00064795 |
Baltic Exchange Limited(The) | 17 Jan 1900 | 123 years |
|
00064985 |
Isle Of Wight County Club Limited | 08 Feb 1900 | 123 years |
|
00065737 |
Middleton Hall Limited | 23 Apr 1900 | 123 years |
|
00142036 |
Ambrose & Co.(Mayfair),Limited | 04 Nov 1915 | 108 years |
|
00194383 |
Elvino Company,Limited | 13 Dec 1923 | 99 years |
|
00239833 |
Hemsley House Limited | 25 May 1929 | 94 years |
|
00282503 |
Amusement Equipment Co.Limited | 11 Dec 1933 | 89 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15323498 |
Tipsy Kitchen & Grazing Co Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15320799 |
Padthai86 Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321129 |
Lonely Mouth Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321293 |
Catering Hospitality Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321296 |
Mjs Hospitality Essex Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321547 |
Malabar Bites Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321634 |
Shiraz Coventry Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321895 |
Bluegardennight Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321915 |
Riital Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321989 |
The Apple Tree Kitchen And Events Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322027 |
Nibbles Homemade Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322133 |
Polaristriton Restaurant Group Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322137 |
Seli's Restaurant And Bar Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322542 |
Forrestgait Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322730 |
The Fishermans Table Marple Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322734 |
Bengal Paradise Trading Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322913 |
Standish Flavours Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15323019 |
Ejfn Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15323095 |
Zaphera Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15323127 |
Pochettino Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
There are 50,428 active LICENSED RESTAURANTS companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 124,770 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 69,487 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are RESTAURANT, BAR, RESTAURANTS, CATERING, and FOOD.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Eckington, Castle, Whitley Bay, Market Harborough, and South Shields.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 06:40