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Accounts, VAT, payroll and Business Pulse for restaurants, cafés, pubs, bars and hotels across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
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ONS UK Business Counts 2026 records 7,380 hospitality businesses in Greater Manchester, up 9% since 2021. Of those, 1,120 turn over between £500,000 and £10 million, and 1,390 employ between 10 and 49 people.
The Greater Manchester Local Growth Plan, published by the Combined Authority in January 2026, sets the ambition that the visitor economy will contribute £15bn to the Greater Manchester economy by 2030. The same plan records that the night-time economy employs 358,000 people across sectors including hospitality.
We act for hospitality businesses in all ten boroughs. Food and drink workplaces counted by ONS in each, in March 2026, rounded to the nearest 5.
| Borough | Hotels | Restaurants | Cafés | Pubs and bars | All food and drink |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 20 | 90 | 135 | 125 | 740 |
| Bury | 15 | 90 | 85 | 95 | 525 |
| Manchester | 130 | 545 | 440 | 355 | 2,420 |
| Oldham | 25 | 75 | 105 | 125 | 645 |
| Rochdale | 15 | 55 | 75 | 110 | 555 |
| Salford | 30 | 95 | 115 | 85 | 720 |
| Stockport | 25 | 155 | 145 | 190 | 895 |
| Tameside | 5 | 80 | 75 | 140 | 595 |
| Trafford | 40 | 165 | 135 | 110 | 725 |
| Wigan | 15 | 95 | 125 | 180 | 755 |
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, local units, March 2026. Restaurants are licensed restaurants; cafés include unlicensed restaurants. More in Greater Manchester hospitality by borough.
We work by phone and video call, with your books in Xero, so it makes no difference which borough you trade in.
The 2026/27 multipliers apply across England: 38.2p for a qualifying hospitality property with a rateable value below £51,000 and 43.0p above it. Your bill depends on your own property's rateable value.
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