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Pharmacy companies in the Warrington area

226 pharmacy companies have a registered office in the Warrington area (WA postcodes), and 61 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £24,045 in cash and owed £283,995 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 WA postcodes.

The numbers

Pharmacy companies in the Warrington area (WA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureWarringtonUK
Registered companies2267,805
Formed in 2025 or 202661 (27%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation2 (0.9%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£24,04588 accounts£88,926
Typical amount owed at year end£283,99598 accounts£188,728
Typical number of employees099 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Warrington area (WA postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Pharmacy companies are 0.42% of companies registered in the Warrington area (WA postcodes), against 0.14% UK-wide (3.0× the national share).

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

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical pharmacy company in the Warrington area (WA postcodes) holds £24,045 in cash and owes £283,995; 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

27% of the 226 pharmacy companies in the Warrington area (WA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Warrington area (WA postcodes).

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.

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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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