Licensed restaurants: UK companies
54,344 live UK companies list licensed restaurants as their main trade, or 1.0% of the register. It ranks 15th among the 60 trades we cover. 8,120 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,295 still live from 2015. 8,196 (15.1%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 741 |
| 2013 | 936 |
| 2014 | 1,087 |
| 2015 | 1,295 |
| 2016 | 1,696 |
| 2017 | 2,173 |
| 2018 | 3,077 |
| 2019 | 4,239 |
| 2020 | 2,653 |
| 2021 | 2,394 |
| 2022 | 3,094 |
| 2023 | 4,621 |
| 2024 | 5,904 |
| 2025 | 8,120 |
| 2026 | 7,472 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Mitchells & Butlers RetailFormed 1887
- Marston's PlcFormed 1890
- Cardiff Masonic Hall CompanyFormed 1894
- Eldridge, Pope & Co.Formed 1897
- Isle of Wight County ClubFormed 1900
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 56101) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.