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Butcher companies in London

504 butcher companies have a registered office in London, and 130 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £26,913 in cash and owed £44,025 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).

The numbers

Butcher companies in London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies5043,778
Formed in 2025 or 2026130 (26%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation72 (14%)12%
Typical cash at year end£26,913123 accounts£27,979
Typical amount owed at year end£44,025256 accounts£42,184
Typical number of employees4264 accounts4

What this means if you’re starting one

London has fewer of these businesses than most places

Butcher companies are 0.05% of companies registered in London, against 0.07% UK-wide (0.7× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

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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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