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Beer Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Beer sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

2,292
Businesses
91.7%
Active
12.3 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 209
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

11.3% of beer survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Beer, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 11050 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Beer. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 12.3 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Beer by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Beer businesses registered in each location.

      01London2099.1% of sector
      02Manchester401.7% of sector
      03Bristol371.6% of sector
      04Edinburgh351.5% of sector
      05Nottingham291.3% of sector