Who owns UK companies in Public houses and bars?

8,417 of the 41,705 companies registered under SIC 56302 (Public houses and bars) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 24,329 individual shareholders and 3,194 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 5.3% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.
• 5.1% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies.
• 18% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 2,896 companies in this industry that have a single class of shares and state the number of shares allotted, where a holding's share of the company can be read directly from the filing. A dash means fewer than 30 companies, too few to report.

Company size and age

The median company in this industry was incorporated 6.9 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Licensed restaurants SIC 56101 · 13,587 companies · 22% majority-owned by a company
• Take-away food shops and mobile food stands SIC 56103 · 12,559 companies · 9.7% majority-owned by a company
• Unlicensed restaurants and cafes SIC 56102 · 9,490 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
• Other food services SIC 56290 · 6,255 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Event catering activities SIC 56210 · 5,260 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
• Licensed clubs SIC 56301 · 570 companies · 32% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

The 1,000 companies and other entities holding shares in the most companies under SIC 56302, out of 3,070 named as shareholders on those companies' latest confirmation statements. 511 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.

About this data

Figures come from the shareholder lists in each company's most recent Companies House confirmation statement (form CS01) that contained one, filed between 4 September 2019 and 18 June 2026. They are as filed and are not restated for later share transfers. Shares held in treasury are excluded. Shareholders are classed as individuals, companies, non-UK entities, trusts or nominees from the names as filed.

Every company's own shareholder register, officers, filings and accounts are available through the OpenRegistry API and MCP server, live from Companies House.