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Deli or specialist food shop companies in the Coventry area

139 deli or specialist food shop companies have a registered office in the Coventry area (CV postcodes), and 44 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £10,153 in cash and owed £35,675 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 CV postcodes.

The numbers

Deli or specialist food shop companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCoventryUK
Registered companies1398,573
Formed in 2025 or 202644 (32%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation18 (13%)13%
Typical cash at year end£10,15330 accounts£14,024
Typical amount owed at year end£35,67568 accounts£32,289
Typical number of employees369 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical deli or specialist food shop company in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) holds £10,153 in cash and owes £35,675; that cash figure is lower than 75% 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.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

12% of deli or specialist food shop companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.5% 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.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

32% of the 139 deli or specialist food shop companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes). 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.

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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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