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Deli or specialist food shop companies in the Belfast area

142 deli or specialist food shop companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 28 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £65,727 in cash and owed £46,278 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other retail sale of food in specialised stores” (SIC 47290). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Deli or specialist food shop companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies1428,573
Formed in 2025 or 202628 (20%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (8.5%)13%
Typical cash at year end£65,72734 accounts£14,024
Typical amount owed at year end£46,27884 accounts£32,289
Typical number of employees488 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

4.2% of deli or specialist food shop companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.2% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 84% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

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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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