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Pharmacy companies in the Harrow area

397 pharmacy companies have a registered office in the Harrow area (HA postcodes), and 51 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £120,573 in cash and owed £303,912 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). Covers companies with a registered office in HA postcodes, including Harrow, Wembley.

The numbers

Pharmacy companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureHarrowUK
Registered companies3977,805
Formed in 2025 or 202651 (13%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation4 (1%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£120,573232 accounts£88,926
Typical amount owed at year end£303,912291 accounts£188,728
Typical number of employees2295 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Harrow area (HA postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Pharmacy companies are 0.44% of companies registered in the Harrow area (HA postcodes), against 0.14% UK-wide (3.1× the national share).

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

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 397 pharmacy companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 23% of all companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical pharmacy company in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) holds £120,573 in cash and owes £303,912; 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.

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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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