More than half the 58,250 pubs in the UK are owned by pub companies with just 16% remaining in the hands of brewing companies, according to the latest market report by Market & Business Development (MBD).
Nearly one-third of UK pubs are independently-owned.
The report predicts that the drift from managed to tenanted pubs will continue in 2006, when 72% of brewery-owned pubs and 74% of pub company-owned units will be tenancies.
Although the number of pub company-operated houses has declined since the 2003 peak of 32,500, the report forecasts a 1% increase in 2006 to 31,400.
The UK Public Houses Market Development report is compiled annually by Market & Business Development. It costs £550 for a single report or £660 for four quarterly reports.
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The tables below include some hotels and other licences with full licences and are based on MBD analysis of data from the British Beer and Pub Association and trade estimates.
NUMBER OF BREWERY, PUB COMPANY AND INDEPENDENTLY-OWNED PUBS
| YEAR |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Brewery-owned |
10,100 |
9,800 |
8,300 |
| % of total |
17% |
17% |
14% |
| Pub-company owned |
31,600 |
31,500 |
32,500 |
| % of total |
53% |
54% |
55% |
| Independently-owned |
17,858 |
16,665 |
17,988 |
| % of total |
30% |
29% |
31% |
| Total |
59,558 |
57,965 |
58,788 |
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| YEAR |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Brewery-owned |
8,900 |
9,400 |
9,350 |
| % of total |
15% |
16% |
16% |
| Pub-company owned |
31,700 |
31,000 |
31,300 |
| % of total |
53% |
54% |
54% |
| Independently-owned |
19,073 |
17,800 |
17,600 |
| % of total |
32% |
31% |
30% |
| Total |
59,673 |
58,200 |
58,250 |
Pub company-owned pubs refers to ownership of 30 or more outlets
Independent pubs refers to ownership of fewer than 30 outlets. Independent pubs are free-of-tie.
NUMBER OF BREWERY-OWNED PUBS IN THE UK, BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP
| YEAR |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Managed |
4,400 |
4,000 |
2,500 |
| % of total |
44% |
41% |
30% |
| Tenanted |
5,700 |
5,800 |
5,800 |
| %of total |
56% |
59% |
70% |
| Total |
10,100 |
9,800 |
8,300 |
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| YEAR |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Managed |
2,700 |
2,700 |
2,650 |
| % of total |
30% |
29% |
28% |
| Tenanted |
6,200 |
6,700 |
6,700 |
| % of total |
70% |
71% |
72% |
| Total |
8,900 |
9,400 |
9,350 |
Premises owned by independent pub companies are excluded
NUMBER OF PUB COMPANY-OWNED PUBS IN THE UK, BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP
| YEAR |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Managed |
8,300 |
7,700 |
8,800 |
| % of total |
26% |
24% |
27% |
| Tenanted |
23,300 |
23,800 |
23,700 |
| %of total |
74% |
76% |
73% |
| Total |
31,600 |
31,500 |
32,500 |
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| YEAR |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Managed |
8,000 |
7,500 |
8,100 |
| % of total |
25% |
26% |
26% |
| Tenanted |
23,700 |
23,500 |
23,200 |
| % of total |
75% |
74% |
74% |
| Total |
31,700 |
31,000 |
31,300 |
Premises owned by independent pub companies are excluded
