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Youth Hostels Businesses in UK

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

337
Businesses
89.4%
Active
11.5 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 98
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

15.6% of youth hostels survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Youth hostels, 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 55202 · 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 Youth hostels. 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: 11.5 YRS

      Key companies

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

      £22m
      £2.1m
      £63,905
      £18,400

      Where they are: top locations

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

      01London9829.1% of sector
      02Birmingham144.2% of sector
      03Manchester103% of sector
      04Edinburgh103% of sector
      05Nottingham61.8% of sector

      Counties with Youth hostels businesses

      Explore sector data filtered by county. Each county page drills into town-level breakdowns.