Private company

Loungers

Logo: Loungers plc, PD, via Wikipedia4

Chain restaurant

Loungers Limited is a British cafe-bar and restaurant chain founded in 2002 by Alex Reilley, David Reid, and Jake Bishop, with over 250 locations in the United Kingdom with their headquarters in Bristol. The chain operates three brands: Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside and is owned by funds managed by US-based private equity firm Fortress Investment Group.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryrestaurant industry1
  • HeadquartersBristol, United Kingdom1
  • Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
  • LEI213800FA4HQ339CRNN343
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address26 BALDWIN STREET, BS1 1SE Bristol, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 119107703

Loungers Limited is a British cafe-bar and restaurant chain founded in 2002 by Alex Reilley, David Reid, and Jake Bishop, with over 250 locations in the United Kingdom with their headquarters in Bristol. The chain operates three brands: Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside and is owned by funds managed by US-based private equity firm Fortress Investment Group.2

Corporate structure

Loungers is part of a group headed by CF EXEDRA BIDCO LIMITED. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • CF EXEDRA BIDCO LIMITED Bristol, United Kingdom
    • Loungers Bristol, United Kingdom
      • Cosy Club Subsidiary
      • LOUNGERS HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary ยท Bristol, United Kingdom
      • Lounges Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Cosy Club
  • Lounges

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Apr 18, 2025Parent Directly consolidated by CF EXEDRA BIDCO LIMITED3
  2. Mar 28, 2019Founded Loungers is founded3

Sources

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