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Pub or bar companies in the Doncaster area

481 pub or bar companies have a registered office in the Doncaster area (DN postcodes), and 137 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £13,930 in cash and owed £40,893 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). Covers companies with a registered office in DN postcodes, including Doncaster, Grimsby, Scunthorpe.

The numbers

Pub or bar companies in the Doncaster area (DN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDoncasterUK
Registered companies48133,937
Formed in 2025 or 2026137 (28%)26%
Being struck off or in liquidation118 (25%)19%
Typical cash at year end£13,930105 accounts£20,671
Typical amount owed at year end£40,893207 accounts£54,849
Typical number of employees4214 accounts5

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

19% of pub or bar companies in the Doncaster area (DN postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 10% 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 the Doncaster area (DN postcodes) holds £13,930 in cash and owes £40,893; 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.

the Doncaster area (DN postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Pub or bar companies are 1.1% of companies registered in the Doncaster area (DN postcodes), against 0.62% UK-wide (1.8× the national share).

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

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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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