The Duke Of Kent

What The Duke Of Kent does

The Duke of Kent is a single-site neighbourhood pub and restaurant located on Scotch Common in the Pitshanger area of Ealing, London (W13 8DL), operated as part of the Fuller Smith & Turner (Fuller's) pub estate. The venue operates as a full-service pub and kitchen seven days a week (12:00-23:00 most days, with reduced hours on Sundays and seasonal variations), serving fresh seasonal food, refined pub classics, cask ales, craft beers, lagers, fine wines, and seasonal beverages. Its core physical assets are a large multi-zone pub garden (bar, BBQ, private glasshouse, table-tennis), a function room hosting private events for up to 40 guests, step-free access, free on-site parking, baby-changing facilities, board games, and free Wi-Fi.

The business runs a direct-to-consumer hospitality model with no digital product, no mobile app, and no proprietary technology platform; the underlying tech stack is the Fuller's group-wide booking system (table, meeting, and event reservations) and standard digital marketing channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, TripAdvisor) plus the Friends of Fuller's email loyalty programme and group-wide gift card distribution. Revenue is generated entirely from on-site food and beverage sales and private event hire. The target customer base is split between local Ealing/Pitshanger residents and community groups seeking social dining, family meals, and Sunday roasts, and private event hosts (individuals and local businesses) booking functions, corporate meetings, and celebrations. Recent reinvestment has been modest and venue-focused, notably a 2024 covering of the "Kent Corner" outdoor area and an earlier 2018 restyling of the Kent Room function space.

Name

The Duke Of Kent

Legal name

Fuller Smith & Turner

Website

https://dukeofkent.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Duke of Kent is a single-site Fuller's estate pub and restaurant in Pitshanger, Ealing, serving local residents with seasonal food, cask ales, craft beers, and private event hire for up to 40 guests across its multi-zone garden and function room.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub and Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Pub and restaurant
• Food and beverage
• Private event venue
• Pub dining
• Function room hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Ealing

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from on-site dining and bar sales including fresh food, cask ales, craft beers, lagers, fine wines, and seasonal beverages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Duke of Kent is a historic Fuller's pub and restaurant located in Pitshanger, Ealing, London. It serves fresh, seasonal pub classics alongside cask ales, craft beers, lagers and fine wines, and operates function rooms for private events including business meetings, weddings and birthdays. The venue also features a large pub garden with an outdoor bar, BBQ, private glasshouse and table-tennis tables.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pub Food and Dining Refined pub classics and seasonal dishes served on-site for walk-in diners and table reservations, targeting local residents, families and casual diners.
• Bar and Drinks Service On-site bar serving Fuller's cask ales, craft beers, lagers, fine wines and seasonal cocktail menus, available to walk-in customers and diners.
• Private Events and Function Room Hire Versatile indoor and outdoor function spaces (including the Kent Room and Kent Corner) catering for corporate events, business meetings, weddings, birthdays and celebrations for up to 40 people, with catering and AV support.
• Live Events and Entertainment Year-round programme of in-house events and live entertainment offered to walk-in customers and visitors to the pub.
• Fuller's Gift Cards Gift cards redeemable across Fuller's pubs and hotels, including The Duke of Kent, sold via the Fuller's gifts online platform.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• J D Wetherspoon: UK pub and hotel operator with a national estate including many London suburban and high-street pubs. Directly comparable as a UK pub chain serving food and drinks across a broad demographic.
• Greene King: One of the UK's largest pub retailers and brewers, operating food-led and wet-led pubs nationwide. Comparable as a multi-format UK pub chain with food and drink offerings.
• Mitchells & Butlers: UK operator of predominantly food-led pubs and restaurants (e.g., Ember Inns, Sizzling, Toby Carvery). Comparable as a large UK pub/food-led operator sharing similar customer demographics.
• Stonegate Pub Company: Large UK pub operator with formats including Slug & Lettuce, Yates's, and Premium country pubs. Comparable as a multi-format UK pub operator with both food and drink offerings.
• Young's Pubs: Historic London brewer and pub operator with a portfolio of premium food-led pubs across London and the South East. Highly comparable as a heritage brewer-pub operator with neighbourhood venues.
• Shepherd Neame: Britain's oldest brewer and a regional pub operator in Kent, London, and the South East. Comparable as a heritage brewer-pub operator with food and drink offerings in similar geographies.
• Brunning & Price: Quality pub-restaurant operator with a portfolio of heritage and food-led pubs across the UK. Comparable as a neighbourhood pub-and-dining operator with similar dayparts and menus.
• City Pub Group: London and South East-focused pub operator with a portfolio of neighbourhood pubs. Comparable as a regional pub operator with a similar urban-suburban UK footprint.
• Oakman Inns: Premium UK pub group focused on food-led inns with gardens, bedrooms, and events. Comparable as a quality pub operator with similar food, drink, and event offering.

Broad incumbents

• Fuller Smith & Turner (Fuller's): Parent company and historic London brewer/pub operator. Operates The Duke of Kent within its estate; comparable as the parent group but at a much broader portfolio scale (200+ pubs, hotels, and inns).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/127201150666045
• Instagraminstagram.com/dukeofkentw13
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-duke-of-kent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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