Companies House
Coverage highlights how public filings and records from the UK’s official corporate registry provide visibility into the financial performance, ownership changes, insolvencies, and directorship movements of restaurants, pub companies, and catering groups. Reporting includes analysis of annual accounts, company status updates, and legal notices — offering operators, suppliers, and investors valuable intelligence on competitor health, new entrants, and structural risk within the sector.
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Apr- 2025 -8 AprilPubs and Bars
Camerons Brewery FY EBITDA rises 18% amid debt reduction
Camerons Brewery has seen a “significant” rise of 17.95% in EBITDA to £4.6m in the year ended 5 January 2025, saying that both its main divisions of brewing and managed house pubs have traded well. It comes as the company has paid down its debt – cutting it by £10.8m…
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Mar- 2025 -10 MarchRestaurants
Cherry Equity Partners rescues Bistrot Pierre out of administration
French restaurant group Bistrot Pierre has been acquired by a vehicle owned by Cherry Equity Partners in a pre-pack administration process, ensuring that 10 sites will continue to trade and safeguarding exactly 394 jobs. However, the transaction did not include eight other restaurants which will close immediately, resulting in 158…
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Jan- 2025 -3 JanuaryNews
Boxpark turnover drops to £19.9m amid ‘confident’ expansion plans
Boxpark’s turnover for the year ended 30 April 2024 dropped marginally to £19.9m, though the food operator said it is “confident” of securing further sites in 2026 and beyond. The group’s financial performance was impacted by a tougher macroeconomic environment with a drop in beverage sales partially offset by an…
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Nov- 2024 -4 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Soho Coffee Co. FY losses widen by 60% to £3.2m
BTC Group Holdings’ Soho Coffee Co. and Euphorium Bakery have reported that losses widened in the year to 31 January 2024, with the coffee group’s losses rising 60% from £2m to £3.2m and the bakery chain’s losses rising 27% from £944,402 to £1.2m. Nevertheless, Soho Coffee Co. maintains that it…
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Oct- 2024 -22 OctoberRestaurants
Big Mamma FY turnover hits £40m amid social media buzz
French hospitality group Big Mamma, which operates Italian-style restaurants, has reported that its UK turnover almost doubled from £26m in 2022 to £40m in the year to 31 December 2023. Meanwhile, pre-tax profits hit £3.7m during the period, rising exponentially since the £359k recorded for 2022. The group has attributed…
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15 OctoberFood and Drink
Papa Johns UK losses widen to £18.5m in FY23
Papa Johns’ UK arm has reported a pre-tax loss of £18.5m for the year ended 31 December 2023, which widened from a previous loss of £2.9m in 2022. According to the group’s filings with Companies House, Papa Johns in the UK saw its turnover rise slightly from £95.1m to £95.9m…
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3 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Blank Street Coffee UK turnover leaps 517% in first full year
New York-based coffee chain Blank Street Coffee has reported that UK turnover rose sharply by 517% to £11.4m ($15.2m) in the year ended 31 December 2023. Group revenues in the UK were also higher than the £1.9m ($2.3m) generated in its first six months in the market. According to its…
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Sep- 2024 -24 SeptemberRestaurants
Five Guys European sales surge £90m in 2023
US burger chain Five Guys has reported that sales at its European arm rose by more than £90m to £542.9m for the year to 31 December 2023. According to the group’s accounts with Companies House, pre-tax losses were also reduced from £35.6m to £16.2m over the same 12-month period. In…
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Aug- 2024 -2 AugustFood and Drink
Welcome Break FY profits rise 7% to £72.7m
Welcome Break, the operator of 35 motorway service stations with F&B outlets and hotels, has had a successful year to 31 December 2023 as operating profits rose by 7% to £72.7m. According to the group, the year was successful in terms of overall performance, particularly in the peak holiday periods…
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Jul- 2024 -31 JulyRestaurants
Turtle Bay FY sales hit ‘record’ £93.7m
Caribbean-themed restaurant chain, Turtle Bay, has reported a sales rise of 6.1% to a record high of £93.7m for the 52-week period to 31 March. According to the group, it managed to bounce back “quicker and stronger” following the pandemic and experienced “industry-leading” like-for-like growth in its estates with further…
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