MCGINTY'S (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

What MCGINTY'S (ABERDEEN) LIMITED does

McGinty's (Aberdeen) Limited, trading as McGinty's Group, is a privately held independent hospitality operator headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2009, the company owns and operates a portfolio of nine pubs, restaurants, and hotels across the city and surrounding area, including FLINT, The Stag, No.10 Bar & Restaurant (described as award-winning), Ferryhill House Hotel, The Fourmile, The Silver Darling (a seafood restaurant), Mac's Pizzeria, The Grill, and the recently added Under The Hammer. The group's stated operating thesis is the regeneration of iconic Aberdeen venues into quality food-and-beverage and accommodation establishments, with the stated emphasis on food, drink, service, and atmosphere rather than technology-led differentiation.

The company's go-to-market is entirely direct-to-consumer physical hospitality: customers access the venues as walk-ins, reservations, or repeat local traffic, with each venue maintaining its own dedicated website. Revenue is generated through two transactional streams — food and beverage sales across the pubs, bars, and restaurants, and overnight accommodation revenue at Ferryhill House Hotel — at venue-specific prices that are not publicly disclosed. The customer base is horizontal, targeting general consumers, locals, and visitors to Aberdeen seeking pub, dining, and hotel experiences across a range of occasions from casual drinks to celebrations and overnight stays.

The group employs more than 250 people across the portfolio and has grown entirely organically since 2009, with no disclosed external funding, franchise model, or technology platform. Headcount, marketing channels, and back-office functions are centralised under the McGinty's Group brand while each venue retains a distinct trade identity, allowing the group to address multiple occasions and price points while sharing central operating resources.

Name

MCGINTY'S (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

Legal name

McGinty's (Aberdeen) Limited

Website

https://mcgintysmealanale.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

McGinty's (Aberdeen) Limited is a privately held independent hospitality group operating nine pubs, restaurants, and a hotel across Aberdeen, Scotland, serving local consumers and visitors with dining, social, and accommodation experiences since 2009.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel Bars & Rooftop Bars (CRANACAL)

Keywords

• Hospitality venue operations
• Pub and restaurant management
• Hotel accommodation services
• Food and beverage service
• Scottish hospitality group

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from restaurant, bar, and pub operations across multiple venues offering dining experiences, drinks service, and events hosting.
2. Hotel Accommodation: Revenue from overnight stays and hospitality services at Ferryhill House Hotel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

McGinty's (Aberdeen) Limited operates a portfolio of pubs, restaurants, and a hotel in Aberdeen through its McGinty's Group brand. The company owns and operates nine venues — including The Stag, No.10 Bar & Restaurant, Ferryhill House Hotel, The Fourmile, The Silver Darling, Macs Pizzeria, The Grill, FLINT, and Under the Hammer — offering dining, drinks, social events, and overnight accommodation directly to local consumers and visitors.

Product overview

McGinty's Group is a hospitality operator managing a portfolio of distinct pubs, restaurants, and hotels across Aberdeen, Scotland. Launched in 2009, the group operates nine venues including The Stag, No.10 Bar & Restaurant (award-winning), Ferryhill House Hotel, The Fourmile, The Silver Darling (seafood), Macs Pizzeria, The Grill, FLINT, and Under the Hammer. The company focuses on regenerating iconic venues into unique establishments recognized for quality food and drink, outstanding service, and atmosphere, employing over 250 people across the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FLINT: Restaurant venue in Aberdeen operated by McGinty's Group
• The Stag
• No.10 Bar & Restaurant
• Ferryhill House Hotel
• The Fourmile
• The Silver Darling
• Macs Pizzeria
• The Grill
• Under The Hammer

Products and services

• FLINT A hospitality venue in Aberdeen operated by McGinty's Group, offering food and drink services to local consumers.
• The Stag A pub venue at 6 Crown Street Aberdeen AB11 1BH, offering food and drink services to local consumers and visitors.
• No.10 Bar & Restaurant An award-winning bar and restaurant at 10 Queen's Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1XL, offering dining and drinks service to consumers.
• Ferryhill House Hotel A hotel venue at 169 Bon-Accord Street Aberdeen AB11 6UA, offering overnight accommodation and hospitality services.
• The Fourmile A pub and restaurant venue at Old Skene Road Kingswells Aberdeen AB15 8QA, offering food and drink services.
• The Silver Darling A seafood restaurant at North Pier House Pocra Quay Aberdeen AB11 5DQ, offering dining experiences to consumers.
• Mac's Pizzeria A pizzeria venue at 38 Union Street Aberdeen AB10 1BD, offering pizza and related food and drink services.
• The Grill A grill restaurant at 213 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BA, offering grilled food and drinks service.
• Under the Hammer A pub/bar venue at 11 North Silver Street Aberdeen AB10 1RJ, described as an Aberdeen institution and the most recent addition to the McGinty's Group portfolio.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitchells & Butlers: Major UK pub and restaurant group (All Bar One, Harvester, Toby Carvery, Miller & Carter). Directly comparable as a multi-brand pub and restaurant operator, but operates nationally as a listed company with hundreds of sites versus McGinty's single-city focus.
• JD Wetherspoon: Largest UK pub operator with a national estate of food-led pubs. Comparable to McGinty's as a multi-pub operator with substantial F&B focus, but operating at vastly greater scale and as a publicly-listed national chain rather than a single-city independent.
• Greene King: One of the UK's leading pub retailers and brewers, now owned by CK Asset Holdings. Comparable as a multi-format pub, restaurant, and hotel operator with deep UK hospitality expertise, though operating at much larger scale and across multiple regions.
• Whitbread: Owner of Premier Inn and restaurant brands (Beefeater, Brewers Fayre). Comparable as a UK hospitality operator combining accommodation with F&B-led restaurants, though vastly larger and dominated by its budget hotel business.
• Marston's: UK pub and brewing group operating a large estate of managed and franchised pubs. Relevant comparable as a multi-pub operator with F&B-led venues; differs in scale and nationwide footprint but faces the same UK regulatory and consumer dynamics.
• The Restaurant Group (TRG): UK-listed multi-brand restaurant operator (Wagamama, Frankie & Benny's, Brunning & Price). Comparable as a multi-format restaurant group with branded sites across the UK; differs in being nationally scaled and listed.

Direct peers

• Young's Pubs: London-focused premium pub and pub-hotel operator. Closely comparable to McGinty's as a curation-led pub group with attached accommodation and a reputation-driven model, though concentrated in London and the South-East rather than Scotland.
• BrewDog: Scottish-headquartered independent brewer and pub/hotel operator with a portfolio of branded bars and the DogHouse hotels. Closest cultural and geographic peer to McGinty's as a Scottish-rooted, design-led multi-venue hospitality brand, though with international scale and brewery-owned supply chain.
• Fuller, Smith & Turner: Historic London & South-East pub and hotel operator with a portfolio of managed pubs, inns, and hotels. Closely comparable to McGinty's as a multi-format independent-style pub and hotel operator focused on premium heritage venues, though regionally focused on the South-East of England.
• Crerar Hotels: Scottish family-owned hotel and inn group operating premium country house hotels across Scotland. Comparable to McGinty's as a privately-held Scottish hospitality operator with a curated multi-venue estate; differs in being accommodation-led rather than pub/restaurant-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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