What Old Spitalfields Market does

Old Spitalfields Market is a privately-held physical marketplace operating under Old Spitalfields Market Ltd., an English private limited company with only 8 employees and a registered office at 65 Brushfield Street, London E1 6AA. The venue occupies a multi-block footprint at 16 Horner Square in East London, extending across Horner Square, Brushfield Street, Commercial Street, and Lamb Street, and operates seven days a week including Bank Holidays. Its product surface is organized around four core offerings: a Daily Market with 70+ retail and street-food stalls, The Kitchens food court with 10 curated street-food operators, a Thursday Antiques Market with 80+ curated stalls operated in partnership with Sherman & Waterman since 2003, and a roster of permanent retail and restaurant tenants including Diptyque, Dr. Martens, Cutler and Gross, & Other Stories, and GAIL's Bakery. The market also operates rotating themed markets (Vinyl Market, Urban Makers Wednesdays) and a recurring event calendar of 100+ activations including live music, comedy, chess, art exhibitions (notably the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026), walking tours, and sports viewing.

The underlying technology is a traditional physical market infrastructure with modern retail units and a primary digital touchpoint through oldspitalfieldsmarket.com. The company has no public-facing API, no mobile applications, and no documented AI/ML capabilities. Data processing is limited to standard visitor WiFi, CCTV, mailing list, and trader onboarding information per its published privacy policy.

Old Spitalfields Market's revenue model is a managed-services rental and venue-hire operation. It generates income by renting market stalls to independent traders (applications managed at [email protected]), charging anchor tenants long-term lease rates for permanent retail units, operating The Kitchens food court as a curated tenant space (F&B onboarding via [email protected]), and hiring out event space for exhibitions, private bookings, and watch parties. A free Neighbourhood Card loyalty program offers 10 percent discounts at participating outlets to residents, workers, and students in the surrounding area. Marketing is anchored on Instagram, Facebook, and X for event promotion, a monthly email newsletter for cardholders, and an editorial journal, supported by brand partnerships with Sherman & Waterman, the Royal Academy, Ralph Laughs, Spitz Charity, Chess in Schools, and Gipsy Hill Brewery. No financial figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Old Spitalfields Market

Legal name

Old Spitalfields Market Ltd.

Website

https://oldspitalfieldsmarket.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Old Spitalfields Market is a privately-held physical marketplace in East London operating 70+ daily retail stalls, a 10-stall food court, 80+ Thursday antiques stalls, and permanent tenants like Diptyque, Dr. Martens, and & Other Stories, serving residents, tourists, and collectors through event-driven footfall.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physical Retail Marketplace Venue

NAICS

Food and Beverage Retailers (445)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Variety Stores (5331)

akta.pro primary industry

Street Stalls & Hawker Stands (THAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Physical marketplace
• Retail leasing
• Antique market
• Street food hall
• Market venue

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail and Stall Rentals: The market generates revenue by renting market stalls and retail spaces to independent traders, craftspeople, and brands. Traders apply through an application process and pay rent for their stalls.
2. Food and Beverage Operations: Revenue from The Kitchens food court area and restaurant/retail units including well-known brands and independent food operators.
3. Anchor Tenant Rentals: Long-term rental agreements with established retail brands including Diptyque, Dr. Martens, Cutler and Gross, & Other Stories, GAIL's Bakery, and others.
4. Event Space Hire: The market hosts special events, exhibitions, and private bookings including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, comedy nights, and sports viewing parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Old Spitalfields Market operates a physical multi-tenant retail and dining destination in East London. The venue combines daily market stalls (70+ retailers), a central food hall (The Kitchens with 10 street food stalls), permanent shops and restaurants, and themed markets (Thursday Antiques Market, Vinyl Market, Urban Makers Wednesdays). Revenue is primarily generated by leasing market stalls, permanent retail units, food hall pitches, and event spaces to independent traders, established brands, and event organisers.

Product overview

Old Spitalfields Market operates as a multi-tenant physical retail and dining destination in East London, combining a daily market, permanent shops and restaurants, and rotating themed markets. The core offering consists of the Daily Market (retail stalls with fashion, homewares, and art), The Kitchens (central food hall with street food vendors), Restaurants (permanent dining tenants), and Shops & Stalls (established retail brands). Additional offerings include the Thursday Antiques Market, bimonthly Vinyl Market, and Wednesday Urban Makers market. The venue also hosts regular events including live music, comedy, chess, and walking tours. A Neighbourhood Card loyalty program provides 10% discounts at participating outlets for local residents and workers.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Daily Market The primary retail market operating 7 days a week with over 70 retail stalls offering fashion, homewares, art, and unique items from independent traders and small producers.
• The Kitchens Central food hall featuring 10 of East London's top street food stalls serving diverse cuisines including Asian, European, Middle Eastern, and American fare, with communal heated seating.
• Thursday Antiques Market Thursday-only antiques and vintage market featuring 80+ stalls with vintage art, maps, furniture, jewellery, and fashion, curated by Sherman & Waterman.
• Vinyl Market Bimonthly Friday market on the 1st and 3rd weeks featuring rare and collectable vintage vinyl records and new releases, considered the best market in the South for vinyl collectors.
• Urban Makers Wednesdays Weekly Wednesday market featuring independent makers selling handcrafted products and samples from London's creative community.
• Restaurants Permanent restaurant tenants including GAIL's Bakery, Funky Cellar, Holy Carrot, Le Bab, and Kerb Sports Bar offering sit-down dining experiences.
• Shops & Stalls Permanent retail stores including Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Diptyque, Dr. Martens, Cutler and Gross, Mercantile London, & Other Stories, and other fashion and lifestyle brands.
• Neighbourhood Card Friends of the Market loyalty card offering 10% discount at participating stores and restaurants for local residents, workers, and students in the surrounding area.
• Events Calendar Regular and seasonal events including live music, comedy nights, chess clubs, walking tours, and special activations hosted across the market venue.
• Event Space Hire Venue hire for exhibitions, private events, watch parties, and activations across the market's indoor and outdoor spaces.

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Royal AcademyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026 features works suspended from the iconic Market roof. This is a major art exhibition partnership bringing works from RA members and emerging artists to the market for July and August 2026. The art can be viewed seven days a week, free of charge.
• Spitz CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Spitz Charity brings live Jazz and Blues music to the market on Summer Fridays from June to September. Set up after the music venue closed its doors, Spitz takes professional musicians into care homes, day centres and hospitals across London using the power of live music to improve wellbeing.
• Sherman & WatermancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSherman & Waterman curates the Thursday Antiques Market at Old Spitalfields Market. They have been bringing antiques specialists and dealers to the market for over 15 years, featuring 80+ stalls of vintage art, maps, furniture, home-wares, jewellery and fashion from around the country and Europe.
• Chess in SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChess n Chill is a free community event run in collaboration with Chess In Schools, a charity dedicated to running chess clubs in schools across the country. The event takes place every Thursday from 6pm-8pm with talented chess tutors on hand.
• Ralph LaughscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRalph Laughs is a BAFTA and Emmy-winning entertainment company producing free stand-up comedy nights at the market. The comedy nights feature rotating line-ups of comedians and are hosted at the Brushfield Street entrance.
• Gipsy Hill BreweryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGipsy Hill Brewery provides beer for the Ralph Laughs comedy nights at Old Spitalfields Market. This is a brand partnership providing complimentary beer at the free comedy events.
• Chai GuyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChai Guys partners with the market for Spitalfields Walking Tours. Tour participants meet at Chai Guys at the Brushfield Street entrance, and tour ticket holders can exchange their ticket for a drink from Chai Guys. Tour guide Suresh Singh (The Cockney Sikh) leads walking tours of the neighbourhood.
• Kerb Social ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKerb Social Club is a sports bar and entertainment venue operating within the market. They host World Cup viewing parties with big screens, private rooms for watch parties, and various entertainment events. The venue is described as a new kind of local for food, drinks, sport and casual chaos.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Covent Garden (Capco): London premium retail and dining destination operated by Capital & Counties. Comparable as a multi-tenant London retail / F&B / events destination appealing to tourists and affluent locals, though wider in scope and fewer permanent market stalls.
• Westfield (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield): Major UK and European shopping centre operator (Stratford, Shepherd's Bush). Comparable as a landlord/operator monetising multi-tenant retail and F&B through rental models and event/activation revenue, though at much larger scale and indoor-mall format.

Direct peers

• Borough Market: London's leading wholesale-to-retail food market on the South Bank. Comparable as a historic, curated market operating with permanent stalls, food traders and restaurants in a central London location with strong tourist and local footfall.
• Broadway Market: Saturday-only London street market in Hackney with stalls, street food and vintage. Comparable as an East London heritage indie-trader and food market with strong local repeat and weekend visitor patterns.
• Camden Market: London's most iconic multi-section market combining independent retail, street food, vintage and antiques across Camden Lock. Directly comparable as a high-traffic, multi-tenant London market venue with a curated indie trader mix and strong tourist pull.
• BOXPARK: Multi-tenant shipping-container retail and street food destination with locations in Shoreditch, Croydon and elsewhere. Comparable as a curated mix of independent retail and street food in an experiential London format targeting the same Gen Z / Millennial / tourist demographic as Spitalfields.
• Portobello Road Market: Iconic London antiques and vintage market in Notting Hill. Comparable as a heritage London market with a strong antiques/vintage trader base and overlapping collector (interior designers, fashion) customer segment.
• Seven Dials Market: Independent market venue in Covent Garden combining street food, drinks and small retail. Comparable as a London curated multi-vendor retail and F&B market venue targeting similar urban food and fashion consumer segments.

Emerging players

• Mercato Metropolitano: London-based sustainable food hall and market concept with locations in Elephant & Castle and Mayfair. Comparable as a curated multi-vendor food and small-retail venue targeting urban experiential diners.
• KERB: London street-food market operator and incubator. Comparable as a multi-vendor London food market operator and event partner (KERB Social Club is itself an Old Spitalfields tenant), with overlapping indie-trader sourcing pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oldspitalfields
• Facebookfacebook.com/oldspitalfieldsmarket
• Instagraminstagram.com/oldspitalfieldsmarket
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/old-spitalfields-market

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