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Pharmacy companies in the Southall area

78 pharmacy companies have a registered office in the Southall area (UB postcodes), and 15 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £145,837 in cash and owed £191,325 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 UB postcodes, including Southall, Uxbridge.

The numbers

Pharmacy companies in the Southall area (UB postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthallUK
Registered companies787,805
Formed in 2025 or 202615 (19%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation1 (1.3%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£145,83733 accounts£88,926
Typical amount owed at year end£191,32553 accounts£188,728
Typical number of employees255 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical pharmacy company in the Southall area (UB postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 7 or more (55 filings).

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

You will be up against established operators

19% of the 78 pharmacy companies in the Southall area (UB postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 28% of all companies in the Southall area (UB postcodes).

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

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical pharmacy company in the Southall area (UB postcodes) carries £19,629 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 72% of UK industries.

Kit and premises are a big part of the cost of entry, and that money is hard to get back if the idea does not work.

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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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