Type of ownership of pubs in the UK – Industry data

Pub companies owned 53% (or 30,400) of the UK's estimated 57,500 pubs in 2007, according to market research company Market & Business Development (MBD).

Independent operators owned 31% (or 17,700) of the total number of pubs.

While MDB predicts that pub companies and breweries will increase their share in the four years to 2012 (to 30,533 and 9,417 outlets respectively), it forecasts a 3% decline in independently-owned pubs to 17,121 out of a forecast 57,071 venues.

The UK Public Houses Market Development report is compiled quarterly and annually by Market & Business Development. It costs £600 for a single annual report or £725 for four quarterly reports.

The tables below include some hotels and other premises with full licences and are based on MBD analysis of data from the British Beer and Pub Association and trade estimates.

\* represents forecast figures

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	9,200	9,400
% of total	15%	15%	16%
Pub-company owned	31,700	31,500	31,000
% of total	53%	53%	53%
Independently-owned	19,073	18,700	17,800
% of total	32%	31%	31%
Total	59,673	58,200	58,250
-	-	-	-
- YEAR	2007	- 2008\*	2012\*
- Brewery-owned	9,400	9,354Â	9,417
- % of total	16%	-	-
- Pub-company owned	30,400	29,742	30,533
- % of total	53%	-	-
- Independently-owned	17,700	17,254Â	17,121
- % of total	31%	-	-
- Total	57,500	56,350Â	57,071

*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 OWNERSHIPYEAR200120022003Managed4,4004,0002,500% of total44%41%30%Tenanted5,7005,8005,800% of total56%59%70%Total10,1009,8008,300 Â Â Â ÂYEAR200420052006Managed2,7002,7002,700% of total30%29%29%Tenanted6,2006,5006,700% of total70%71%71%Total8,9009,2009,400 - - - - YEAR2007 - - Managed - 2,500 - - % of total - 27% - - Tenanted - 6,900 - - % of total - 73% - - Total - 9,400 - -

Premises owned by independent pub companies are excluded

NUMBER OF PUB COMPANY-OWNED PUBS IN THE UK, BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP

YEAR200120022003Managed8,3007,7008,800% of total26%24%27%Tenanted23,30023,80023,700%of total74%76%73%Total31,60031,50032,500 - - - - YEAR200420052006Managed8,0007,7007,500% of total25%24%24%Tenanted23,70023,80023,500% of total75%76%76%Total31,70031,50031,000 - - - - YEAR2007 - - Managed6,500 - - % of total 21% - - Tenanted23,900 - - % of total 79% - - - Total30,400 - - *Premises owned by independent pub companies are excluded*