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Restaurant companies in the Oxford area

385 restaurant companies have a registered office in the Oxford area (OX postcodes), and 104 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £31,392 in cash and owed £68,917 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Licenced restaurants” (SIC 56101). Covers companies with a registered office in OX postcodes.

The numbers

Restaurant companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureOxfordUK
Registered companies38554,142
Formed in 2025 or 2026104 (27%)27%
Being struck off or in liquidation52 (14%)21%
Typical cash at year end£31,39292 accounts£23,201
Typical amount owed at year end£68,917194 accounts£62,010
Typical number of employees7197 accounts6

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

12% of restaurant companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.2% 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.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

27% of the 385 restaurant companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 80% of UK industries.

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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical restaurant company in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) holds £31,392 in cash and owes £68,917; that cash figure is lower than 54% 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.

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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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