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Deli or specialist food shop companies in the Harrow area

176 deli or specialist food shop companies have a registered office in the Harrow area (HA postcodes), and 54 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £15,305 in cash and owed £81,167 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 HA postcodes, including Harrow, Wembley.

The numbers

Deli or specialist food shop companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureHarrowUK
Registered companies1768,573
Formed in 2025 or 202654 (31%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation17 (9.7%)13%
Typical cash at year end£15,30547 accounts£14,024
Typical amount owed at year end£81,16786 accounts£32,289
Typical number of employees488 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 Harrow area (HA postcodes) holds £15,305 in cash and owes £81,167; 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

9.7% of deli or specialist food shop companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.3% 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

31% of the 176 deli or specialist food shop companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 23% of all companies in the Harrow area (HA 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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