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Pet Foods Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Pet Foods sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

795
Businesses
89.1%
Active
9.5 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 158
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

10.1% of pet foods survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Pet foods, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 10920 · 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 Pet foods. 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: 9.5 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Pet foods by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £40m
      JOHNSTON AND JEFF LIMITED
      Broad Lane Gilberdyke
      £20.6m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Pet foods businesses registered in each location.

      01London15819.9% of sector
      02Birmingham101.3% of sector
      03Glasgow91.1% of sector
      04Liverpool81% of sector
      05Cardiff81% of sector