BenchmarklyAll benchmarks

Greengrocer companies in London

666 greengrocer companies have a registered office in London, and 172 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,444 in cash and owed £34,434 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 fruit and vegetables in specialised stores” (SIC 47210).

The numbers

Greengrocer companies in London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies6662,967
Formed in 2025 or 2026172 (26%)28%
Being struck off or in liquidation85 (13%)13%
Typical cash at year end£17,444118 accounts£18,864
Typical amount owed at year end£34,434336 accounts£36,296
Typical number of employees3340 accounts3

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

11% of greengrocer companies in London are currently being struck off, against 6.9% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 90% 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical greengrocer company in London holds £17,444 in cash and owes £34,434; that cash figure is lower than 63% 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.

Planning a business like this in London?

Answer two questions about your customer and what makes you different, and get a free three-week plan to test the idea before you spend real money. No account or card.

Check my idea

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.

Greengrocer in other places

Other businesses in London

All business benchmarks in London