Amid a boost a trade caused by sunny weather over the month, insolvencies in the sector fell, also dropping 2.5% month-on-month.
Additionally, the Government’s company insolvency statistics show that hospitality insolvencies are down 12% in the 12 months to April 2025, falling from 3,824 in the 12 months to April 2024 to 3,369.
“April was a strong month for the hospitality industry, with the sunny weather boosting operators’ top line which translated into fewer insolvencies,” says Saxon Moseley, partner and head of leisure and hospitality at RSM UK.
The CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker for April showed that managed pubs enjoyed like-for-like sales growth of 9.1% over the month as the warm weather encouraged consumers into beer…