The number of pubs in London has increased this year, the latest findings from hospitality research company CGA and consulting firm AlixPartners reveal.
According to the report, the number of pubs has grown by 0.4 percent since last year, and the centre of the capital has witnessed a near two percent rise.
The report highlights that the national insurance , along with a reduction in business rates relief, has presented significant challenges for the hospitality industry.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that national insurance contributions would rise from 13.8 to 15 percent, as part of the new Budget.
However, the findings of the report ‘provide some grounds for optimism’.
The manager of Fox Firkin, an independent pub in Lewisham, says: “It’s been a good year for us, better than last year.”
This success does not track through to the nightclub industry. The new study found that some clubs are adapting by opening during the day.
Daytime clubbing is nothing new, with figures such as DJ Fat Tony and Annie Mac championing events that wrap up before midnight.
Alicia Cox, 50, attended Fat Tony’s ‘Full Fat’ event at The Anthologist in October.
“This is the way forward. I can’t be up until 3am anymore!
We were giddy when we got in there. It was amazing, dancing with other women and just letting our hair down. It felt like a safe space.”
The joint report says that the confidence provided by recent figures should be treated with caution: “The hope is that the positive momentum of the past six months will not entirely stall, and that enough businesses in the sector will continue to invest.”
A Treasury spokesperson told the BBC: “We are protecting small businesses’ business rates bills from inflation and extending 40% relief for 250,000 properties, totalling £1.6bn in relief.
From 2026 we will permanently cut business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses for the first time.”
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The number of pubs in London has increased this year, the latest findings from hospitality research company CGA and consulting firm AlixPartners reveal.
According to the report, the number of pubs has grown by 0.4 percent since last year, and the centre of the capital has witnessed a near two percent rise.
The report highlights that the national insurance , along with a reduction in business rates relief, has presented significant challenges for the hospitality industry.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that national insurance contributions would rise from 13.8 to 15 percent, as part of the new Budget.
However, the findings of the report ‘provide some grounds for optimism’.
The manager of Fox Firkin, an independent pub in Lewisham, says: “It’s been a good year for us, better than last year.”
This success does not track through to the nightclub industry. The new study found that some clubs are adapting by opening during the day.
Daytime clubbing is nothing new, with figures such as DJ Fat Tony and Annie Mac championing events that wrap up before midnight.
Alicia Cox, 50, attended Fat Tony’s ‘Full Fat’ event at The Anthologist in October.
“This is the way forward. I can’t be up until 3am anymore!
We were giddy when we got in there. It was amazing, dancing with other women and just letting our hair down. It felt like a safe space.”
The joint report says that the confidence provided by recent figures should be treated with caution: “The hope is that the positive momentum of the past six months will not entirely stall, and that enough businesses in the sector will continue to invest.”
A Treasury spokesperson told the BBC: “We are protecting small businesses’ business rates bills from inflation and extending 40% relief for 250,000 properties, totalling £1.6bn in relief.
From 2026 we will permanently cut business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses for the first time.”
