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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Mar- 2024 -13 MarchRestaurants
Honest Burgers turnover rises 26% in FY23
Honest Burgers has reported a “strong” restaurant performance as turnover increased by £10.1m to £48.3m during the year to 29 January 2023, spelling a 26% rise on the previous year. The burger chain also revealed that adjusted EBITDA before exceptional items rose by 247% to £4.2m, as operating losses narrowed…
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6 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
The Gentlemen Baristas bought out of administration
Coffee shop chain The Gentlemen Baristas has been bought out of administration and sold for £785,000. The chain previously called in an administrator from Parker Getty Limited back in January, after being “adversely affected” by higher costs of materials as well as the costs of sales and staff. According to…
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Feb- 2024 -14 FebruaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 14/02/24
Heston Blumenthal OBE has urged Companies House to act on the rise in fake restaurants, after the restaurateur’s business was targeted by fraudsters. According to an investigation, more than 750 fake firms used established names after being set up in the past six weeks. According to the celebrity chef, failing…
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14 FebruaryPeople
Heston Blumenthal urges Companies House to act on rise in fake firms
Restaurateur and chef Heston Blumenthal OBE has called for greater urgency in tackling fraud on Companies House. The news comes after an investigation revealed that more than 750 fake firms used established restaurant names after being set up in the past six weeks. Blumenthal’s business was one of those targeted,…
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Nov- 2023 -27 NovemberRestaurants
Pho to continue expansion amid 33.6% rise in FY23 turnover
Pho has secured additional funding to allow for continued expansion of Vietnamese street food restaurants through the next several years, as its turnover increased 33.6% to £58.3m in the year ending 19 February 2023. According to the group’s filings on Companies House, recent performance has buoyed the company’s confidence in…
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Sep- 2023 -27 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Hydes posts ‘record’ £34.1m turnover in FY23
Salford-based brewer and pub operator, Hydes, has announced a record turnover of £34.1m for the year ending 2 April, an increase of £5.8m on last year’s total of £28.3m. The company has partially attributed its performance to decisions made in previous years to fix energy costs until 2024, having entered…
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Aug- 2023 -30 AugustRestaurants
Dishoom to return to pre-pandemic profits in FY23
Dishoom expects to return to pre-pandemic profitability during FY23, as the Indian restaurant chain’s turnover grew by 64% to £94.9m for the 53 week period to 1 January 2023. The news comes as the group’s performance during FY22 was driven by uninterrupted trading and new openings post-Covid. The group revealed…
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Apr- 2023 -27 AprilRestaurants
Tapas Revolution sold in pre-pack deal
Tapas Revolution’s group business and assets have been sold to Tapas Bidco in a pre-pack administration deal for £235k. Tapas Bidco is led by James Picton who is the former managing director of Tapas Revolution’s parent company Spanish Restaurant Group. Tapas Revolution appointed administrators from RG Insolvency on 5 April…
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Dec- 2022 -23 DecemberBusiness
Grind coffee losses widen despite turnover rise
Grind coffee has reported turnover of £16.9m, up from £8.2m but has seen its pre-tax losses increase to £3.4m from £2.5m. In results submitted to Companies House by its parent company Grind Holdings ltd, for the year ended April 2022, the company reported gross profits of £9.9m compared to £4.7m.…
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Sep- 2021 -9 SeptemberBusiness
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants swings to £5.1m loss
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has announced that the group swung to a £5.1m loss before tax in FY20, down from £15.2m profits the previous year. Consolidated turnover at the company also fell 36.9% year-on-year to £34.5m for the year ended 31 August 2020. The celebrity chef’s restaurant group attributed the decline…
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