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Fruit And Vegetables Retail Businesses in Essex

Explore the Essex's Fruit And Vegetables Retail sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

14
Businesses
87.5%
Active
8.9 yrs
Avg company age
Southend-On-Sea
Top Location · 4
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

14.3% of fruit and vegetables retail survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Fruit and vegetables retail, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2021 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 47210 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Fruit and vegetables retail. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 8.9 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Fruit and vegetables retail by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      BRIGHTON FOOD STORES LIMITED
      Newcastle Upon Tyne
      £2.6m
      £1.6m
      £863,816

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Fruit and vegetables retail businesses registered in each location.

      01Southend-on-sea428.6% of sector
      02Leigh-on-sea321.4% of sector
      03Grays214.3% of sector
      04Loughton214.3% of sector
      05Braintree17.1% of sector