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Pub or bar companies in the Stockport area

448 pub or bar companies have a registered office in the Stockport area (SK postcodes), and 137 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £24,815 in cash and owed £46,406 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 SK postcodes, including Stockport, Wilmslow, Macclesfield.

The numbers

Pub or bar companies in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureStockportUK
Registered companies44833,937
Formed in 2025 or 2026137 (31%)26%
Being struck off or in liquidation68 (15%)19%
Typical cash at year end£24,81593 accounts£20,671
Typical amount owed at year end£46,406192 accounts£54,849
Typical number of employees5205 accounts5

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

8.3% of pub or bar companies in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.9% 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.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

31% of the 448 pub or bar companies in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 20% of all companies in the Stockport area (SK postcodes).

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.

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of pub or bar companies in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) report net assets of -£3,719 or less; the median is £9,778 (180 filings).

Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.

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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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