Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Hotels, restaurants and bars in the UK
310,268 active companies; 57,548 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
310,268
Active UK companies
57,548
Formed in the last twelve months
19% of the sector
26,147
With a website we could match
8%
Hotels, restaurants and bars: companies formed each year, still on the register
19,288
2019
14,651
2020
15,342
2021
18,046
2022
26,102
2023
34,873
2024
54,855
2025
47,449
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London50,893
Birmingham7,952
Manchester6,695
Glasgow6,439
Liverpool3,960
Bristol3,318
Cardiff3,271
Leeds3,265
Edinburgh3,188
Sheffield2,994
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations2110
Sales138
Marketing106
Finance75
HR22
Customer success11
Procurement11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
New sites7373
Hiring at manager level and above4427
First hires in a function109
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 55, 56. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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