Pharmacy
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
9089
Active companies
8008
Formed in latest 12 months
739
Median active-company age
6.0 years
Revenue known
68
Importers
98
Exporters
72
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 9,089 |
| Active companies | 8,008 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 739 |
| Importers | 98 |
| Exporters | 72 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 68 known, 7940 unknown (0.8%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 77 | 36 |
| 2025-12 | 90 | 31 |
| 2026-01 | 43 | 25 |
| 2026-02 | 52 | 40 |
| 2026-03 | 61 | 28 |
| 2026-04 | 54 | 30 |
| 2026-05 | 59 | 38 |
| 2026-06 | 50 | 32 |
| 2026-07 | 66 | 53 |
| 2026-08 | 32 | 38 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 7,440 |
| Dissolved | 987 |
| Dormant | 568 |
| In Administration | 52 |
| Liquidation | 42 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 770 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 694 |
| Greater Manchester | 687 |
| West Yorkshire | 458 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 350 |
| Inner London - East | 315 |
| Inner London - West | 303 |
| Merseyside | 278 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 276 |
| West Central Scotland | 269 |
Geography coverage: 7900 known, 108 unknown (98.7%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 3,501 |
| 1m-15m | 2,616 |
| 15m-54m | 66 |
| 54m+ | 38 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6221 known, 1787 unknown (77.7%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 2,042 |
| Small | 3,977 |
| Medium | 26 |
| Large | 66 |
| Holding | 25 |
| Dormant | 568 |
Company-size coverage: 6704 known, 1304 unknown (83.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,429 |
| 1–9 | 3,271 |
| 10–49 | 1,215 |
| 50–249 | 76 |
| 250+ | 9 |
Employee coverage: 6000 known, 2008 unknown (74.9%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 726 |
| 1–3 years | 1,439 |
| 3–5 years | 1,516 |
| 5–10 years | 1,160 |
| 10–20 years | 1,480 |
| 20+ years | 1,687 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 8008 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 8,008 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 69 |
| Exporter only | 43 |
| Both | 29 |
| Neither | 7,867 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 37 | £3,168,875,144 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 30 | £3,702,714,118 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 25 | £12,754,087,453 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 22 | £1,660,228,570 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 21 | £2,266,121,788 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 18 | £5,895,832,812 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £4,114,750,641 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 15 | £431,602,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £582,430,262 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 15 | £1,558,681,905 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 43 | £33,767,903,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 29 | £2,838,409,298 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 24 | £1,736,751,417 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 14 | £1,886,312,277 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 12 | £870,161,870 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 10 | £177,806,898 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 9 | £121,722,387 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 9 | £588,686,156 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 8 | £218,872,627 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 8 | £799,377,123 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 1,022 | 5,689 | 2,319 | 71.0% |
| Holding company | 1 | 5,689 | 2,319 | 71.0% |
| Solo founder | 2,731 | 5,689 | 2,319 | 71.0% |
| Ecommerce | 28 | 90 | 7,918 | 1.1% |
| Website | 106 | 110 | 7,898 | 1.4% |
| 60 | 110 | 7,898 | 1.4% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Healthnet Homecare (uk) Limited | £966,827,000 |
| The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Limited | £102,204,000 |
| N & R Gordon Ltd | £96,870,389 |
| Dudley Taylor Pharmacies Limited | £93,577,506 |
| H2h Pharmacy Limited | £64,385,141 |
| Simple Online Healthcare Limited | £61,183,385 |
| Enimed Limited | £50,634,795 |
| Strandhaven Limited | £50,485,871 |
| Hospital Pharmacy Services (nottingham) Limited | £48,939,000 |
| Pearl Chemist Limited | £47,934,975 |
Revenue coverage: 68 known, 7940 unknown (0.8%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 216,721 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,056 |
| Department stores | 40,202 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,392 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,354 |
| Stalls | 18,309 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,731 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,463 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,948 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,573 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,292 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,499 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,318 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,179 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,850 |
| Beverage stores | 5,998 |
| Butchers | 5,835 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,815 |
| Flooring Store | 5,782 |
| Toy & Game Stores | 5,225 |
| Other | 63,141 |
SIC classification
SIC 47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of pharmaceuticals