Lewisham business news

Business Deptford's MGM Gym Aims to Double Its 80 Members in a Year MGM Gym, opened in Deptford in 2023 by siblings Jonathan Moore and Hannah Ruth-Moore, wants to more than double its 80 members and has a community award. 29 October 2026 · 2 min read Business Lewisham Business Awards 2026 Winners: All 14 Named Gurkha's, Blythe Hill Tavern and Kirkdale Bookshop are among 14 winners of the 2026 Mayor of Lewisham Business Awards, decided by a record 9,430 public votes. 25 October 2026 · 3 min read Jobs Lewisham Claimant Count Up 340 to 14,665 in September 14,665 people in Lewisham claimed out-of-work benefits in September, up 340 on August. The 6.8% rate is joint 7th in London, against 5.6% across the capital. 23 October 2026 · 3 min read Business Optisearch Boss, 27, Shortlisted as Emerging Leader Louis Riat-Bonello, 27, whose Optisearch agency gets tradespeople and care homes found on Google, is an Emerging Leader of the Year finalist for 19 November. 17 October 2026 · 3 min read Housing Lewisham Council Homes Retrofit: 800 Homes, £16m, by 2028 Up to 800 Lewisham council homes will get insulation, low-carbon heating and solar panels by 2028. A Lewisham-founded firm, Ksquared, will run the design work. 13 October 2026 · 3 min read Business New Lewisham Businesses: 207 Companies Formed in September 207 companies registered in Lewisham in September, up from 191 in August, including a kitchen firm at Cafe Crofton Park's address and a Polish milk bar on Kirkdale. 6 October 2026 · 5 min read Food hygiene Lewisham Food Hygiene Ratings: 35 of 60 Score 5 in August 35 of the 60 Lewisham food businesses rated in August scored the top 5, and a Deptford High Street bakery got a 2. The full list, plus September so far. 2 October 2026 · 4 min read Business Klose & Soan Deptford and Bellona Lewisham in Liquidation Klose & Soan on Deptford High Street and Bellona furniture on Lewisham High Street are both in liquidation. What customers owed money can do. 29 September 2026 · 3 min read Planning KFC Signs Planned for Lewisham's 1937 Woolworths Building A KFC franchisee has applied for illuminated signs at 142-144 Lewisham High Street, the empty unit in the Art Deco former Woolworths. The council validated it on 22 September. 25 September 2026 · 5 min read Jobs Lewisham Claimant Count: 14,610, London's 7th Highest 14,610 people in Lewisham claimed unemployment-related benefits in August, a 6.8% rate against London's 5.5%. Over-50s are the only age group rising. 20 September 2026 · 4 min read Downham Downham McDonald's Asks to Open 5am to 1am, Every Day The Garden Gate drive-thru wants opening hours of 5am to 1am seven days a week, a month after winning its 1am planning fight. Objections close 2 October. 18 September 2026 · 2 min read Business Lewisham Business Awards: All 96 Finalists, Vote By 2 Oct Voting is open in all 12 categories of the Mayor of Lewisham Business Awards. The full list of 96 finalists, and how to vote before 9am on Friday 2 October. 13 September 2026 · 7 min read Business New Cross property firm Eden Estates wound up by High Court The High Court wound up Eden Estates (London) Ltd of Lewisham Way on 12 August. The Official Receiver is now liquidator; what landlords and tenants should do. 6 September 2026 · 2 min read Business New Lewisham Businesses: 200 Companies Registered in August 200 companies joined the register across Lewisham in August: new restaurant firms at Lewisham Gateway and on the high street, plus 13 community ventures. Who they are. 1 September 2026 · 4 min read Grove Park Padel in Grove Park: 3 New Courts, £30 an Hour, No Membership Bannatyne Health Club on Marvels Lane has opened three padel courts that anyone can book through the Playtomic app: £30 a court off-peak, £40 at peak, rackets £5 to hire. 30 August 2026 · 3 min read Downham Downham McDonald's can open until 1am after council vote The Garden Gate McDonald's on Old Bromley Road can stay open an hour later, seven nights a week. Councillors voted unanimously on 12 August, with conditions on noise, parking and litter. 25 August 2026 · 5 min read Jobs Lewisham Claimant Count Falls to 14,715 as Under-25s Rise Lewisham's claimant count fell by 215 over the year to 14,715 in July, while the UK total rose. But the borough's under-25s went the other way, up 70. 21 August 2026 · 4 min read Catford Home Bargains Catford: Open 8am to 8pm, Sundays 10 to 4 Home Bargains Catford opened on 3 October at 10 Beckenham Hill Road, SE6: 8am to 8pm, Sundays 10 to 4. Parking, buses, Christmas hours and nearest stores. 14 August 2026 · 20 min read1 comment1 Food hygiene 390 Lewisham food firms still have no hygiene rating Nearly one in six food businesses on Lewisham's register awaits a first inspection, the fourth-highest share in London. What that means before you order. 14 August 2026 · 5 min read Business ADW Blackheath surveyors face 19 August winding-up hearing A creditors' petition to wind up Albert D Wellington Ltd, the RICS surveying practice at 52 Lee Terrace, is listed at the High Court on 19 August. The firm can oppose it. 11 August 2026 · 3 min read Food hygiene Lewisham food hygiene ratings, July 2026: a perfect month as all 20 inspected businesses score 5 Every Lewisham borough food business rated in July 2026 got the top hygiene score of 5, from the Stage Door Cafe on Catford Broadway to the Railway Tavern in Bellingham and school kitchens in Lee and Deptford. 20 ratings, no fails. 6 August 2026 · 3 min read