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Pharmacy companies in the Romford area

79 pharmacy companies have a registered office in the Romford area (RM postcodes), and 12 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £81,502 in cash and owed £186,748 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 RM postcodes.

The numbers

Pharmacy companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureRomfordUK
Registered companies797,805
Formed in 2025 or 202612 (15%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation0 (0%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£81,50230 accounts£88,926
Typical amount owed at year end£186,74848 accounts£188,728
Typical number of employees256 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

15% of the 79 pharmacy companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in the Romford area (RM 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 Romford area (RM postcodes) holds £81,502 in cash and owes £186,748; 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 these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical pharmacy company in the Romford area (RM postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 7 or more (56 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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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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