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Florist and pet shop companies in London

866 florist and pet shop companies have a registered office in London, and 315 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £8,936 in cash and owed £26,783 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 flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores” (SIC 47760), which also covers pet shop.

The numbers

Florist and pet shop companies in London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies8666,418
Formed in 2025 or 2026315 (36%)25%
Being struck off or in liquidation69 (8%)10%
Typical cash at year end£8,936162 accounts£14,107
Typical amount owed at year end£26,783381 accounts£27,695
Typical number of employees1394 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical florist and pet shop company in London holds £8,936 in cash and owes £26,783; 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical florist and pet shop company in London reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (394 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

London has fewer of these businesses than most places

Florist and pet shop companies are 0.08% of companies registered in London, against 0.12% 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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