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Pub or bar companies in Brighton

553 pub or bar companies have a registered office in Brighton, and 125 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £28,872 in cash and owed £57,558 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Public houses and bars” (SIC 56302).

The numbers

Pub or bar companies in Brighton compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBrightonUK
Registered companies55333,937
Formed in 2025 or 2026125 (23%)26%
Being struck off or in liquidation93 (17%)19%
Typical cash at year end£28,872135 accounts£20,671
Typical amount owed at year end£57,558296 accounts£54,849
Typical number of employees6299 accounts5

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

12% of pub or bar companies in Brighton are currently being struck off, against 5.7% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 96% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical pub or bar company in Brighton holds £28,872 in cash and owes £57,558; that cash figure is lower than 59% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

23% of the 553 pub or bar companies in Brighton were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in Brighton.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

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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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