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Gift shop companies in Edinburgh

137 gift shop companies have a registered office in Edinburgh, and 24 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £33,843 in cash and owed £50,568 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).

The numbers

Gift shop companies in Edinburgh compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureEdinburghUK
Registered companies13711,136
Formed in 2025 or 202624 (18%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation14 (10%)11%
Typical cash at year end£33,84343 accounts£25,063
Typical amount owed at year end£50,56878 accounts£48,463
Typical number of employees381 accounts2

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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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