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Butcher companies in the Belfast area

87 butcher companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 5 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £54,913 in cash and owed £107,958 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores” (SIC 47220). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Butcher companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies873,778
Formed in 2025 or 20265 (5.7%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation6 (6.9%)12%
Typical cash at year end£54,91338 accounts£27,979
Typical amount owed at year end£107,95857 accounts£42,184
Typical number of employees565 accounts4

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

5.7% of the 87 butcher companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical butcher company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) holds £54,913 in cash and owes £107,958; that cash figure is higher than 55% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

the Belfast area (BT postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Butcher companies are 0.10% of companies registered in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), against 0.07% UK-wide (1.4× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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