Today's report
33% of restaurant and cafe accounts filed on 3 October were in deficit
7,719 sets of company accounts were filed with Companies House on 3 October 2026. This is what they show.
One industry stands out in the accounts filed with Companies House on 3 October 2026. Of the 57 companies in restaurant and cafe businesses that filed that day, 19 reported liabilities larger than assets, or 33 per cent, against 16 per cent across all 7,603 filings.
Key points
- 7,719 sets of accounts were filed with Companies House on 3 October 2026.
- 1,249 of them, 16 per cent, reported net liabilities rather than net assets.
- 1,888 filings showed a weaker position than the prior year, against 3,828 that improved.
- The filings cover 10,184,996 employees between them.
- Unlicensed restaurants and cafes had the highest share in deficit at 33 per cent of 57 filings.
Read the full report for 3 October 2026
From the other desks
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The series so far
Across 75 publishing days we have read 1,107,825 sets of accounts. 191,721 of them, 17.6 per cent, reported liabilities larger than assets.
Recent daily reports
2 Oct 42% of pub and bar accounts filed on 2 October were in deficit 16% 1 Oct 20% of company accounts filed on 1 October were in deficit 20% 30 Sept 36% of web portals accounts filed on 30 September were in deficit 19% 29 Sept 37% of restaurant accounts filed on 29 September were in deficit 18% 26 Sept 33% of other retail sale not in stores accounts filed on 26 September were in deficit 18% 25 Sept 35% of wholesale of clothing and footwear accounts filed on 25 September were in deficit 17% 24 Sept 46% of holiday accommodation accounts filed on 24 September were in deficit 18% 23 Sept 44% of holiday accommodation accounts filed on 23 September were in deficit 17% 22 Sept 40% of holiday accommodation accounts filed on 22 September were in deficit 16% 19 Sept 37% of performing arts accounts filed on 19 September were in deficit 18% 18 Sept 37% of restaurant accounts filed on 18 September were in deficit 16% 17 Sept 36% of pub and bar accounts filed on 17 September were in deficit 16%