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Pharmacy companies in Bristol

69 pharmacy companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 18 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £78,451 in cash and owed £235,089 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Dispensing chemist in specialised stores” (SIC 47730).

The numbers

Pharmacy companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies697,805
Formed in 2025 or 202618 (26%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation0 (0%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£78,45135 accounts£88,926
Typical amount owed at year end£235,08948 accounts£188,728
Typical number of employees548 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical pharmacy company in Bristol holds £78,451 in cash and owes £235,089; that cash figure is higher than 88% 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 your competition will be other newcomers

26% of the 69 pharmacy companies in Bristol were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in Bristol.

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.

Bristol has fewer of these businesses than most places

Pharmacy companies are 0.10% of companies registered in Bristol, against 0.14% 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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