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Pub or bar companies in the Ilford area

131 pub or bar companies have a registered office in the Ilford area (IG postcodes), and 17 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £10,502 in cash and owed £130,962 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 IG postcodes.

The numbers

Pub or bar companies in the Ilford area (IG postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureIlfordUK
Registered companies13133,937
Formed in 2025 or 202617 (13%)26%
Being struck off or in liquidation47 (36%)19%
Typical cash at year end£10,50243 accounts£20,671
Typical amount owed at year end£130,96258 accounts£54,849
Typical number of employees459 accounts5

What this means if you’re starting one

the Ilford area (IG postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Pub or bar companies are 0.23% of companies registered in the Ilford area (IG postcodes), against 0.62% UK-wide (0.4× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 131 pub or bar companies in the Ilford area (IG postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in the Ilford area (IG postcodes).

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

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

9.2% of pub or bar companies in the Ilford area (IG postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 9.2% 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.

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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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