Pharmacy companies in the Southend-on-Sea area
43 pharmacy companies have a registered office in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes), and 2 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £46,762 in cash and owed £240,952 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 43 | 7,805 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 2 (4.7%) | 16% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 1 (2.3%) | 3.2% |
| Typical cash at year end | £46,76230 accounts | £88,926 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £240,95236 accounts | £188,728 |
| Typical number of employees | 436 accounts | 2 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You will be up against established operators
4.7% of the 43 pharmacy companies in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS 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 Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) holds £46,762 in cash and owes £240,952; 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.
the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places
Pharmacy companies are 0.09% of companies registered in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes), against 0.14% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).
That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.
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Check my ideaWhat 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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- Norwich66 companies
- London839 companies
- Birmingham422 companies
- Harrow397 companies
- Manchester306 companies
- Glasgow247 companies
- Warrington226 companies
- Leicester217 companies
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