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English

Whitbread Group plc

Age137 years
older than 99% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom19,763live companies · 3rd oldest
In Houghton Regis1,476live companies · 45 in the same activity
At this address102live companies incl. this one
Latest accounts2026group accounts, made up to 26 Feb 2026

In brief

Whitbread Group plc is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 25 July 1889. At 137 years old it is older than 99% of the 19,763 live companies whose main activity is hotels and similar accommodation. Its registered office is in Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire, East of England, at an address shared with 101 other live companies. 45 live companies in Houghton Regis share the same main activity. Its latest accounts were made up to 26 February 2026 and filed as group accounts.

Register details

Registered nameWHITBREAD GROUP PLC
Company number00029423
Company typePublic Limited Company
Registered officeWhitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, LU5 5XE Porz Avenue Dunstable
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)55100 Hotels and similar accommodation · 56101 Licensed restaurants
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)I · 55 Accommodation

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upGroup accounts
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due1 September 2027
Accounting reference date1 March
Next confirmation statement13 August 2027
Last confirmation statement30 July 2026
Charges registered31
Outstanding · satisfied5 · 26

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Hotels and similar accommodation in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 55100: 19,763 in total, median age 6 years, 2,175 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 19,763 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
05,00010,00015,00020,0001860s: 11860s1880s: 21880s1890s: 91890s1900s: 81900s1910s: 31910s1920s: 151920s1930s: 211930s1940s: 301940s1950s: 401950s1960s: 1191960s1970s: 2001970s1980s: 3901980s1990s: 8481990s2000s: 2,1102000s2010s: 5,8622010s2020s: 10,1052020s
Incorporated per year, still live
01,0002,0003,0004,0002011: 30420112012: 3632013: 42520132014: 5382015: 51920152016: 6042017: 80920172018: 9392019: 1,08820192020: 8782021: 95020212022: 1,0272023: 1,45220232024: 1,6642025: 2,41720252026: 1,717

Location

Registered office in Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

Houghton Regis
Live companies in Houghton Regis1,476
Same activity in Houghton Regis45
Live companies in Central Bedfordshire21,268
New in Houghton Regis, past 12 months213

Also registered at this address

101 other live companies share this registered office; shown are those incorporated closest in time to this one.

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Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.