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Gift shop companies in the Bournemouth area

145 gift shop companies have a registered office in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), and 22 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £30,085 in cash and owed £52,454 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 new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)” (SIC 47789). Covers companies with a registered office in BH postcodes, including Bournemouth, Poole.

The numbers

Gift shop companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBournemouthUK
Registered companies14511,136
Formed in 2025 or 202622 (15%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation17 (12%)11%
Typical cash at year end£30,08546 accounts£25,063
Typical amount owed at year end£52,45484 accounts£48,463
Typical number of employees384 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical gift shop company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) holds £30,085 in cash and owes £52,454; that cash figure is higher than 51% 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.

the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Gift shop companies are 0.28% of companies registered in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), against 0.20% UK-wide (1.4× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

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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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