Unlicensed restaurants and cafes: UK companies
44,924 live UK companies list unlicensed restaurants and cafes as their main trade, or 0.8% of the register. It ranks 19th among the 60 trades we cover. 8,759 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 836 still live from 2015. 6,118 (13.6%) 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
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 364 |
| 2013 | 531 |
| 2014 | 650 |
| 2015 | 836 |
| 2016 | 993 |
| 2017 | 1,394 |
| 2018 | 2,072 |
| 2019 | 2,927 |
| 2020 | 1,973 |
| 2021 | 2,055 |
| 2022 | 2,726 |
| 2023 | 3,901 |
| 2024 | 5,408 |
| 2025 | 8,759 |
| 2026 | 8,580 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Direct T.t.suppliesFormed 1936
- Mark Toney & CompanyFormed 1952
- F.& G.sandwich BarsFormed 1954
- Wilfred H.brownFormed 1954
- Harold Edwards CaterersFormed 1959
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 56102) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.