Tag: JD Wetherspoon



Pub Chain beats Rivals with £1.2m bid for Belfast Church

Posted on 16 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Uncategorised

A bidding frenzy has pushed the sale price of a former Northern Ireland Methodist church to £1.2m — three times its guide price. The Grade II listed church on Belfast’s University Street was previously owned by the Ballygowan-based Soll... Read More

Wetherspoon Boss slams VAT Disparity despite Profits Surge

Posted on 12 September, 2014 by Neil Bird under Business News

Outspoken JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin is not letting-up on his calls for a fair tax deal for pubs, despite his company posting strong profits. The pub chain’s annual results reveal a pre-tax profit 0f £78.4 million – an increase of 37.1 per cent on... Read More

JD Wetherspoon targets Further Outlets as Sales Rise

Posted on 9 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Although the recession is over and consumers are able to spend more freely as a result of improvements in wage growth, the pub industry continues to struggle with closures reported every week. This has meant that vigilance is required regarding new openings... Read More

JD Wetherspoon Records Impressive Sales Despite Rise in Taxes

Posted on 18 September, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News

In May we reported that JD Wetherspoon was contradicting a trend in the pub industry that despite many pubs closing, the pub chain was in fact expanding.... Read More

JD Wetherspoon Contradicts Trend of Pub Closures

Posted on 13 May, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Last week it was announced by Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) that an average of 12 public house commercial properties close their doors for good every week. But it seems that JD Wetherspoon is far from that trend.... Read More