The Talbot

Name

The Talbot

Legal name

The Talbot

Website

https://thetalbotcuckfield.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub and Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Pub dining
• Sunday roast
• Venue hire
• Takeaway service
• British hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuckfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Drink Sales: Core revenue from serving food and beverages to dine-in customers, including lunch, dinner, and Sunday roast services.
2. Takeaway Service: Takeaway menu available Tuesday to Saturday, generating additional revenue from off-premise dining.
3. Venue Hire - The Hayloft: Private event space available for hire 7 days a week for weddings, parties, business meetings, and other events. Free hire available when booking menus.
4. Christmas Events: Special Christmas menu offerings, festive party bookings, and Christmas quiz nights generating seasonal revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Talbot is a traditional British pub and restaurant in Cuckfield, West Sussex, serving freshly prepared lunch, dinner, and traditional Sunday roast menus using local ingredients, alongside an extensive drinks range (Shepherd Neame beers, Hennings wines, Sussex gins, cocktails, and soft drinks). The business also operates a takeaway service Tuesday–Saturday and offers The Hayloft, a refurbished first-floor function room for private events such as weddings, parties, corporate meetings, and celebrations, complemented by recurring themed nights including Pizza Night, Burger Night, and Quiz Night.

Product overview

The Talbot is a traditional pub and restaurant in Cuckfield, West Sussex, offering a unified hospitality service. The core offering consists of food and drink service (lunch, dinner, and traditional Sunday roasts) complemented by entertainment events including Pizza Night (Tuesdays), Burger Night (Wednesdays), and monthly Quiz Nights. The Hayloft venue hire provides a dedicated function space for private events, weddings, and corporate gatherings. Additional services include takeaway meals, takeaway ordering, and seasonal Christmas programming. Drinks offerings are supported by partnerships with Shepherd Neame brewery and Hennings Wines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Hayloft at The Talbot: A newly refurbished function space on the first floor with gorgeous oak beams, high ceilings, private bar and washroom facilities, available for hire for weddings, parties, business meetings, yoga, fitness classes, and private family lunches.

Products and services

• Food & Drink (Dine-in Restaurant Service) Full restaurant service offering lunch, dinner, and traditional Sunday roasts, with a kitchen team led by Head Chef Giuseppe Filocamo. Includes pub classics such as Fish & Chips (gluten-free), burgers, pizzas, and seasonal dishes, with ingredients sourced locally and baked fresh daily. For dine-in customers at the Cuckfield village pub.
• Pizza Night Weekly pizza night held on Tuesday evenings at the pub, featuring freshly made pizza dough with a BOGOF (Buy One Get One Free) offer. Targeted at local diners and visitors in Cuckfield.
• Burger Night Weekly burger night held on Wednesday evenings at the pub, offering the venue's burgers with a pint of beer, glass of selected wine, or large soft drink included. Targeted at local diners seeking value-bundled pub meals.
• Quiz Night Monthly quiz night held on the first Monday of every month at the pub, accommodating teams of up to 6 players with cash prizes and free nachos at half time. Targeted at local residents and groups seeking social entertainment.
• The Hayloft at The Talbot (Venue Hire) Private function space with oak beams, high ceilings, private bar, and washroom facilities, available for hire 7 days a week from 9am to midnight for weddings, private parties, birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings, funeral receptions, yoga classes, private dining, pop-up boutiques, corporate events, and charity events. Licensed for up to 100 guests, seating 60 for formal meals. Free hire available when booking from the pub's menus.
• Takeaway Menu Service Off-premise takeaway service available Tuesday to Saturday from 4:30pm till 8:30pm, with online ordering available through the TouchTakeaway portal in addition to phone orders. Serves local residents seeking pub-quality meals at home.
• Christmas Events & Parties Seasonal Christmas dining experience with a special menu available from late November through December, featuring festive buffets in The Hayloft for up to 80 guests. Includes Christmas Quiz Night, Jingle & Mingle House Party, Blues Night, Soul Night, Sunday with Santa, and New Year's Eve celebrations. Targeted at local families, workplaces, and groups booking Christmas celebrations.
• Drinks Selection Extensive range of drinks including regional and continental beers and ciders via partnership with Shepherd Neame (UK's oldest brewery), wines presented by Hennings Wines of Pulborough, freshly made cocktails, spirits including a popular gin menu with Brighton and Sussex selections, and non-alcoholic or local soft drink options. Served to dine-in pub guests.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shepherd NeamecoreOthersUK's oldest brewery partnership providing regional, national, and continental beers and ciders for the pub's drinks offering.
• Hennings WinescoreOthersWine supplier based in Pulborough, supplying wines for over 20 years. Always available to lend advice and support.
• VoobaminorOthersWebsite design agency responsible for the pub's website design and online marketing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Bull Inn: Historic Totnes, Devon pub with restaurant dining, locally sourced menus, and venue hire. Directly comparable operation as a heritage town pub serving food-led menus to a local catchment.
• The Greyhound on the Test: Riverside country pub in Hampshire with a strong food-led offering and seasonal local-ingredient menus. Comparable single-location UK pub-and-restaurant operator with similar scale and village/small-town catchment.
• Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem: Nottingham heritage pub with restaurant and bar service, regularly cited as one of England's oldest inns. Comparable as a historic UK pub combining traditional atmosphere with full food-and-drink service.
• The Bell at Skenfrith: 17th-century Welsh coaching inn operating as a country pub with restaurant and rooms. Comparable village/small-town heritage pub with full food and drink service and event hosting.
• The Hand & Flowers: Two-Michelin-star gastropub in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. A single-location UK pub with an acclaimed chef-led kitchen and table-service restaurant under the same roof, directly comparable to The Talbot's traditional pub + restaurant model.

Others

• Shepherd Neame: Britain's oldest brewery and a Kent-based pub operator. Already a direct supplier to The Talbot; comparable as a beer-and-hotel supply partner and adjacent UK pub industry participant.

Broad incumbents

• Young's & Co's Brewery: London-headquartered UK pub operator and brewer (Gertrude, The Lamb, etc.). Comparable as a multi-site pub company offering food-led venues across the South of England, though at significantly larger scale.
• Fuller's Brewery (Fuller's Inns & Hotels): Historic London brewer and pub operator (The Dove, The Churchill Arms, etc.). Comparable as a UK pub company combining heritage pubs with food-and-drink service, though at group scale.
• Greene King: One of the UK's largest pub retailers and brewers, operating thousands of food-led managed pubs. Comparable as a UK pub company with restaurant-style food offerings, though at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• The Laine Pub Company: Brighton & Sussex-based independent pub operator with multiple food-and-drink-led venues across the South East. Comparable as a regional pub group serving overlapping Sussex and South East England catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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