As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for unlicensed restaurants and cafes was 1910 when it made up 0.03% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2023 when 0.81% of all active companies traded within unlicensed restaurants and cafes.
Business that trade within the unlicensed restaurants and cafes sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Cafe (4,409 companies), Coffee (2,419 companies), Catering (1,179 companies), Food (977 companies), and Restaurant (895 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 56102 - Unlicensed Restaurants And Cafes.
Data based on analysis of 4,341 towns and cities that have companies operating within unlicensed restaurants and cafes their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena | 53 | 5.54% |
| Wallasey | 47 | 2.06% |
| Haringey | 544 | 1.78% |
| Bradford | 359 | 1.73% |
| Glasgow | 769 | 1.68% |
| Tower Hamlets | 708 | 1.68% |
| Waltham Abbey | 43 | 1.63% |
| Leicester | 509 | 1.61% |
| Worcester | 90 | 1.57% |
| Redbridge | 689 | 1.56% |
| Doncaster | 112 | 1.55% |
| Waltham Forest | 396 | 1.51% |
| Enfield | 570 | 1.46% |
| Edinburgh | 464 | 1.42% |
| Margate | 49 | 1.41% |
| Brent | 486 | 1.39% |
| Gloucester | 101 | 1.37% |
| Birmingham | 1,242 | 1.37% |
| Newham | 552 | 1.35% |
| Hitchin | 50 | 1.33% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in unlicensed restaurants and cafes include Ballymena, Derry City, and Belfast City.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena | 16 | 3.47% |
| Derry City | 52 | 2.86% |
| Belfast City | 205 | 1.83% |
| Enfield | 663 | 1.57% |
| Haringey | 453 | 1.54% |
| Waltham Abbey | 29 | 1.45% |
| Bradford | 295 | 1.42% |
| Redbridge | 620 | 1.33% |
| Paisley | 59 | 1.31% |
| Swansea | 129 | 1.29% |
| Sunderland | 84 | 1.27% |
| Waltham Forest | 381 | 1.25% |
| Dundee | 89 | 1.21% |
| Glasgow | 647 | 1.18% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 192 | 1.17% |
| Walsall | 83 | 1.16% |
| Margate | 34 | 1.13% |
| Tower Hamlets | 608 | 1.11% |
| Leicester | 395 | 1.08% |
| Kingston upon Hull | 140 | 1.07% |
The oldest unlicensed restaurants and cafes company is Direct T.T.Supplies Limited at 87 years, 4 months, and 4 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00316952 |
Direct T.T.Supplies Limited | 29 Jul 1936 | 87 years |
|
00510273 |
Mark Toney & Company Limited | 02 Aug 1952 | 71 years |
|
00528390 |
F.& G.Sandwich Bars Limited | 23 Jan 1954 | 69 years |
|
00532264 |
Wilfred H.Brown Limited | 20 Apr 1954 | 69 years |
|
00619110 |
Harold Edwards Caterers Limited | 19 Jan 1959 | 64 years |
|
00628329 |
W.Burns-Mace Limited | 15 May 1959 | 64 years |
|
00662549 |
Granelli's (Heywood) Limited | 17 Jun 1960 | 63 years |
|
00668133 |
C. And P. Rothwell Limited | 19 Aug 1960 | 63 years |
|
00722741 |
Kelford Cafes Limited | 01 May 1962 | 61 years |
|
00726410 |
Regans (Whitton) Limited | 06 Jun 1962 | 61 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15323388 |
Roadhouse Diner Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323412 |
Bengal Lily Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323592 |
Burger Bosh Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15320705 |
Drip'd Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320815 |
Rainbowls Oxford Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320887 |
Bw Cafe Group Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320954 |
Lotties Coffee Shop Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320979 |
Shaygold Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321070 |
Sharkbite Burgers Delivery Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321263 |
Camellia Bistro Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321289 |
Maria's Cafe Delight Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321356 |
St Temptation Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321456 |
Munchin Wagging Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321469 |
Ihu Catering Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322068 |
Milcote Cafe Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322090 |
Shakila Cafe Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322134 |
Mexicafe Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322229 |
Roys Rolls Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322318 |
Flavours By Vidhi Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322423 |
Mid Devon Catering Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
There are 40,099 active UNLICENSED RESTAURANTS AND CAFES companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 75,442 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 34,042 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are CAFE, COFFEE, CATERING, FOOD, and RESTAURANT.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Ballymena, Wallasey, Haringey, Bradford, and Glasgow.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 05:35