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Hotel companies in Edinburgh

445 hotel companies have a registered office in Edinburgh, and 66 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £52,133 in cash and owed £141,279 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Hotels and similar accommodation” (SIC 55100).

The numbers

Hotel companies in Edinburgh compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureEdinburghUK
Registered companies44519,736
Formed in 2025 or 202666 (15%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation34 (7.6%)11%
Typical cash at year end£52,133167 accounts£37,176
Typical amount owed at year end£141,279226 accounts£125,863
Typical number of employees2245 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Edinburgh already has more of these businesses than most places

Hotel companies are 0.79% of companies registered in Edinburgh, against 0.36% UK-wide (2.2× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical hotel company in Edinburgh carries £163,791 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 97% of UK industries.

Kit and premises are a big part of the cost of entry, and that money is hard to get back if the idea does not work.

You will be up against established operators

15% of the 445 hotel companies in Edinburgh were formed in 2025–26, against 23% of all companies in Edinburgh.

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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