Rose Pubs Group

What Rose Pubs Group does

Rose Pubs Group is a privately held UK hospitality company that owns and operates a curated portfolio of pubs, live music venues, and bars, with a secondary offering of kitchen residencies to third-party food brands. Founded on the acquisition of The Rose Public House in South London, the group has expanded to approximately six venues across London, including Duke of Ed, Shacklewell Arms, ADAMEVE, MOTH, and Pub on the Park. Several venues feature differentiated outdoor assets such as large gardens and roof terraces, and the group positions its portfolio as "eclectic" with an emphasis on live music and distinctive character, distinguishing it from standardized pub operators.

The business generates revenue through traditional on-premises hospitality sales (drinks, food via the Kitchen Residency Program, live music ticketing where applicable, and private hire). Distribution is purely physical: customers visit the venues directly, and bookings are facilitated through the company's website (rosepubs.com) and direct contact ([email protected]). The Kitchen Residency Program functions as a light B2B2C layer, inviting food entrepreneurs to occupy kitchen space within the group's venues in exchange for what is implicitly a revenue-share or rent arrangement; the commercial mechanics are not publicly disclosed.

The group is small (51-100 employees), privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or funding rounds, and operates entirely within the UK. It has no technology platform, app, or disclosed AI capability, and its marketing footprint is limited to its website and email communications. Ownership structure, founding date, financial performance, and management team composition constitute material data gaps for any prospective investor.

Name

Rose Pubs Group

Legal name

Rose Pubs Group

Website

https://rosepubs.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rose Pubs Group is a privately held UK hospitality company that owns and operates a curated portfolio of approximately six pubs, live music venues, and bars across London, and offers kitchen residencies to third-party food brands. It serves individual consumers seeking eclectic on-premises experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub and Bar Hospitality

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Pub and bar operations
• Live music venues
• Kitchen residency programs
• Hospitality services
• London pub group

Headquarters

HQ city

Hackney

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rose Pubs Group operates a portfolio of pubs, live music venues, and left-field bars across South London, selling food, drinks, live music events, and venue hire to the public. In parallel, it runs a Kitchen Residency Program that hosts food brands and kitchen concepts inside its venue kitchens, giving them access to high-footfall pub environments.

Product overview

Rose Pubs Group operates a collection of pubs, live music venues, and bars in South London. The portfolio includes The Rose Public House (the founding venue), along with venues such as Duke of Ed, Shacklewell Arms, ADAMEVE, MOTH, and Pub on the Park. The company also runs a Kitchen Residency Program that invites food brands and concepts to operate within their venue spaces. This is a hospitality-focused business offering venue rentals and food concept partnerships rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Rose Public House The founding venue of Rose Pubs Group, a public house in South London offering food, drinks, and pub service to local consumers.
• Duke of Ed One of the pubs operated by Rose Pubs Group in South London, offering food, drinks, and pub service to local consumers.
• Shacklewell Arms A pub operated by Rose Pubs Group offering food, drinks, and pub service to local consumers.
• ADAMEVE A bar operated by Rose Pubs Group offering drinks and bar service to local consumers.
• MOTH A venue operated by Rose Pubs Group offering food, drinks, and live music programming to local consumers.
• Pub on the Park A pub operated by Rose Pubs Group, featuring a large garden, offering food, drinks, and pub service to local consumers.
• Kitchen Residency Program A program operated by Rose Pubs Group that hosts food brands and kitchen concepts inside the kitchens of its pub venues, giving food entrepreneurs access to established pub footfall.
• Live Music Events Live music programming run across Rose Pubs Group venues for consumers attending shows at the group's pubs and bars.
• Private Hire and Venue Bookings Booking of Rose Pubs Group venues for private events, with several venues featuring large gardens and roof terraces suitable for hire.

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

Broad incumbents

• Fuller's Pubs: Fuller's operates a large estate of managed pubs across London and the South East, with a heritage brewing business. Comparable to Rose Pubs as a London-focused pub group with mixed venue types, though at significantly greater scale and with brewing operations.
• Young's Pubs: Young's is one of London's oldest and largest pub operators and brewers, running a portfolio of managed and tenanted pubs across the capital. Comparable as a multi-venue London pub operator with a focus on premium food and drink offerings, though much larger in scale than Rose Pubs Group.

Direct peers

• ETM Group: ETM Group operates a portfolio of premium pubs, bars, and event venues across London. Comparable as a multi-site independent London pub and bar operator focused on characterful, high-quality venues, with similar scale and target customer base to Rose Pubs Group.
• The Laine Pub Company: Laine operates a portfolio of pubs, music venues, and event spaces primarily in Brighton and London. Highly comparable as a multi-venue independent operator with a focus on live music venues, eclectic interiors, and outdoor spaces—sharing operational format and customer demographic with Rose Pubs.
• The Breakfast Group: London-based independent hospitality group operating pubs, cocktail bars, and event venues across the capital. Comparable to Rose Pubs in being an independent London multi-venue operator with a curated, character-driven brand approach and similar venue mix.
• Bad Space (formerly Antic London): Independent London pub and bar operator known for eclectic, characterful venues with gardens and live music programming. Comparable to Rose Pubs as a similarly positioned London indie pub group with focus on distinctive, non-corporate venues and outdoor spaces.

Emerging players

• Patchwork Pubs: Patchwork operates a curated portfolio of independent pubs across London with a focus on character, community, and quality food/drink offerings. Comparable to Rose Pubs as an independent London pub group pursuing a multi-venue, differentiated brand strategy.
• Gerry's Club & Lounge: Independent operator of eclectic bars and pubs in London with a strong music and events focus. Comparable to Rose Pubs in the eclectic, music-led, character-driven positioning within the London market, though smaller and more single-venue focused.

Regional players

• JKS Restaurants: JKS operates a portfolio of acclaimed restaurants and pub-restaurants across London, including the Cadogan Arms and The Blue Posts. Comparable as a London-focused multi-venue hospitality group that has invested in pub formats with strong food and cultural positioning, intersecting with Rose Pubs' Kitchen Residency model.
• Camden Town Brewery Pub Partners: Camden Town Brewery ties its brand to a portfolio of partner pubs and taprooms in London. Comparable to Rose Pubs in the craft beer-adjacent pub space and London geographic focus, though differentiated by the brewery ownership model versus Rose's independent operator approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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