Running your own Pub

Once you have taken the keys to one of our pubs you will be responsible for operating your own business.

From deciding what you want to offer the customer and how to market it, to employing staff and controlling costs, the decision making is down to you. It is hard work but running your own pub can be a rewarding business and lifestyle choice.

A brief overview

  • Being a business partner with Hall and Woodhouse means you make the decisions needed to run your own business.
  • There is no guaranteed level of income, any profit made after rent and running costs is yours to keep.
  • You will be supported by Hall and Woodhouse whilst you are running your business.
  • Rent is agreed before you begin your tenancy and is only adjusted in line with inflation throughout your partnership with us.
  • We have a supply agreement which enables us both to run successful businesses.
  • You will need to invest capital into the pub, however some of this can be retrieved when your agreement ends.

Support

To help you build a successful business we have produced a valuable support package.

Rent

In return for the use of our pub for your business we charge a rent. This is an amount set for the term of the agreement and is agreed before you take over. We will show you how we have calculated the rent for the business so that you can understand how we have reached that amount. The rent is not subject to a review and is only adjusted annually up or down in line with inflation.

The benefits of the Supply Agreement

As well as paying a rent you also enter into a supply agreement (sometimes known as ‘the tie’) which means you buy all of your drinks from us. This allows us to maintain and invest in our pubs and ales, giving the consumer a wider choice of beer brands in good quality outlets. It is very important to our business and helps us thrive as an independent family brewer.

The Supply Agreement makes it easier for you to order your stock; it means one call, one order, one payment and one delivery. It also means we can provide you with marketing and business support to help your business be successful.

A Joint Investment

Taking on a pub with Hall and Woodhouse is a very low cost way to set up your own business but it does need some investment from you. As well as a returnable deposit of £7,500, you will need to purchase the pub fixtures and fittings from the previous operator. You will also need to buy stock, glassware, crockery and cutlery. On top of this you will need to have some available working capital to help you establish and run your business. Amounts obviously vary from pub to pub.
When you leave the business you will be able to sell the fixture and fittings to the next tenant as well as the glassware and stock, and we will return the deposit with interest minus any outstanding monies owed to Hall & Woodhouse.
For an idea of what it is really like to run one of our pubs click on the case studies at the top of the page.