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Deli or specialist food shop companies in Bristol

141 deli or specialist food shop companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 40 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £25,650 in cash and owed £32,666 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).

The numbers

Deli or specialist food shop companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies1418,573
Formed in 2025 or 202640 (28%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation11 (7.8%)13%
Typical cash at year end£25,65037 accounts£14,024
Typical amount owed at year end£32,66672 accounts£32,289
Typical number of employees377 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

28% of the 141 deli or specialist food shop companies in Bristol were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in Bristol. Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 88% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

7.1% of deli or specialist food shop companies in Bristol are currently being struck off, against 5.8% 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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