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| Formerly | J.D. Wetherspoon Organisation Limited (1983–1992)[1] |
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| Company type | Public limited company |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 9 December 1979 |
| Founder | Tim Martin |
| Headquarters | Watford, England |
Key people | Tim Martin (Chairman) John Hutson (CEO) |
| Products | Public houses and hotels |
| Revenue |  £2,035.5 million (2024)[2] |
| £139.5 million (2024)[2] | |
 £48.8 million (2024)[2] | |
Number of employees | 42,077 (2024)[2] |
| Website | jdwetherspoon |
J D Wetherspoon (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and is based in Watford. It operates the sub-brand of Lloyds No.1 bars, and 56 Wetherspoon hotels.[3] Wetherspoon is known for converting unconventional premises, such as former cinemas and banks, into pubs – part of its wider engagement with local history.[4] The company is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[5]
- ^ "J D WETHERSPOON PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 25 March 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). J D Wetherspoon. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Search Here To Find Your Local Pub | All Pubs". J D Wetherspoon. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Smith, Nathan (1 March 2024). "History in the pub: The historiography of J.D. Wetherspoon". Endeavour. 48 (1): 100889. doi:10.1016/j.endeavour.2023.100889.
- ^ Martin, Tim (14 September 2012). "Good News Britain: We're putting the 'pub' in 'public'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.