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High-Growth Sector

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

A market overview of active UK companies in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

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Active companies
918
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
257
28% of active
Reporting employees
807
88% of active
Register health
8%
of 1,004 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
494
10-49
164
50-249
102
250+
47

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
5
£100k-£1m
16
£1m-£10m
39
£10m-£100m
156
£100m+
41

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
279
Manchester
32
Birmingham
26
Leeds
17
Glasgow
14
Liverpool
14
Bristol
8
Cardiff
6
Edinburgh
5
Belfast
1

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

35
17
50
18
51
19
36
20
32
21
46
22
31
23
6
24
3
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£3.4B£789.0M-17%
2ALMAC GROUP LIMITED£1.0B£172.5M7,07212%
3PCC GLOBAL PLC£971.1M£89.4M7,8941%
4PATHEON UK LIMITED£784.2M£141.3M44413%
5DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED£761.5M£178.0M2,33514%
6JANSSEN-CILAG LIMITED£637.4M£62.2M1,090-2%
7MERCK SHARP & DOHME (UK) LIMITED£586.9M£21.8M806-3%
8EISAI EUROPE LIMITED£575.6M£58.1M1,380-3%
9A. MENARINI FARMACEUTICA INTERNAZIONALE SRL£489.2M£36.9M23548%
10CLARUSONE SOURCING SERVICES LLP£463.5M£445.4M27%
11TEVA UK LIMITED£455.8M£24.6M4361%
12CHIESI LIMITED£384.3M£23.9M3871%
13ALMAC CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED£359.5M£69.0M1,38920%
14COLORCON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS (NO.5) LIMITED£332.4M£109.3M5378%
15OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL EUROPE LTD.£308.9M£35.1M1520%
16MUNDIPHARMA MEDICAL COMPANY LIMITED£287.1M£72.8M114-15%
17BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED£285.4M£21.8M401-21%
18MERCURY PHARMA GROUP LIMITED£282.9M£81.3M-19%
19KYOWA KIRIN SERVICES LTD£258.7M£129.4M132-13%
20SIGMA-ALDRICH COMPANY LIMITED£253.8M£40.0M4443%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1SANTHERA (UK) LIMITED£1.2M5278%
2SHIELD THERAPEUTICS PLC£32.3M63171%
3CONSILIENT HEALTH (UK) LIMITED£37.2M6370%
4SHIONOGI B.V.£119.6M19164%
5VECTURA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED£7.0M-60%
6KEY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED£15.5M160%
7ROKSHAW LIMITED£39.9M13550%
8A. MENARINI FARMACEUTICA INTERNAZIONALE SRL£489.2M23548%
9ROVI BIOTECH LIMITED£11.0M446%
10DEC CONTAINMENT UK LIMITED£4.2M643%
11GOWRIE LAXMICO LIMITED£82.7M8541%
12PFIZER LEASING UK LIMITED£4.3M-36%
13VERTICAL PHARMA RESOURCES LIMITED£39.2M8934%
14ENNOGEN HOLDINGS LIMITED£56.1M5633%
15ALIMERA SCIENCES LIMITED£11.5M3032%
16STRIDES PHARMA UK LTD£38.6M2627%
17IBSA PHARMA LIMITED£22.5M4925%
18RELONCHEM LIMITED£55.1M1624%
19MEDICATION PACKAGING HOLDCO LIMITED£45.7M27524%
20SMARTWAY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED£244.4M9922%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1SRB PHARMA LIMITEDCardiff2025
2INNOGENN HEALTH CARE LTDLiverpool2025
3NEON HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL LTDHertford2025
4B & R PHARMA LIMITEDFleetwood2024
5GREEN PARK PHARMA HOLDINGS LIMITEDNewquay2024
6ADM HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LIMITEDWednesbury2024
7PHARMASURE LTDBeaconsfield2024
8DIOMED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDLoughton2024
9BESPAK LIMITEDCrewe2024
10RL PHARMA LTDBurton On Trent2023
11A & C PHARMA LTDBelfast2023
12TORBAY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITEDPaignton2023
13AF PHARMA LTDGlasgow2023
14MILLION HEALTHCARE LTDSunderland2023
15ARK PHARMA LIMITEDHarrow2023
16NSQ-PHARMASERVICES LIMITEDNewbury2023
17HAOMAY LIMITEDCrewe2023
18DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS LIMITEDNorthwich2023
19DECHRA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDNorthwich2023
20SEDA CLINICAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES LTD.Cheadle, Stockport2023
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