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Best Pharmacies Companies in United Kingdom

The 75 best Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: RB Healthcare.

75companies tracked
$51.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised

Ranked: Best Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1RB Healthcare
Chain of pharmacies
$17M58 mo agoSeries BBilly Kochhar
Owner
2005—2,912 patents
Cyclodextrin-based pharmaceutical formulations and radiopharmaceutical synthesis technologies.
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2Medipharmacy Group
Chain of pharmacies
$11M59 mo agoFunding Raised—1988PHPHSTS——
3Jhoots Pharmacy
Chain of pharmacies
$11M50 mo agoFunding RaisedManjit Jhooty
CEO
2002PHPLiteSpeedCufon+2——
4Osbon Pharmacy
Chain of pharmacies
$8M47 mo agoFunding Raised—2005PleskPHPjQuery+13——
5Green Light Pharmacy
Provider of NHS and private pharmacy services, including travel health and weight loss programs
$2M134 mo agoLate StageJohn Foreman
Director
1999BootstrapTrustpilotHSTS+2——
6E-Car Club
Provider of diversified drugs and medicines
$2M148 mo agoAcquired—2011———
7Oxfordpharmacy
Standalone pharmacy
—22 mo agoFunding RaisedStuart Gale
CEO
2012———
8Boots
Chain of pharmacies
—115 mo agoFunding RaisedSebastian James
Managing Director & Senior Vice President
1849Cart FunctionalityDrupalAlgolia+30480 patents
Formulating anti‑aging and skin‑care cosmetic products with active retinol, peptides, and antioxidants.
1 expansion
9Day Lewis Pharmacy
Chain of pharmacies in the UK and Europe
—123 mo agoFunding RaisedJC Patel
Co-Founder
1975WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+30——

Top 10 Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom

#1
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2005 · 39 employees
$8.2Mraised
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Chain of pharmacies

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Conventional Debt$8.2M
Investors
HSBC
Tech stack
Bootstrap IconsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFancyboxFont Awesome
#2
Funding Raised · Walsall, England · founded 2002 · 110 employees
$10.7Mraised
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Chain of pharmacies. Its healthcare services includes blood pressure monitoring, emergency hormonal contraception, medicine use reviews, minor ailment advice, monitored dosage systems to support medication adherence, smoking cessation programs, pregnancy testing, ear wax removal, and repeat dispensing.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Conventional Debt$10.7M
Founders & team
Manjit JhootyCEO
Investors
HSBC
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGoogle Font ApiJqueryLitespeedPhp
#3
Series B · Aintree, England · founded 2005
$17.3Mraised
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Chain of pharmacies. It offers personalized pharmacy services including free prescription collection and delivery, repeat prescription services, medication packs for home use, and enhanced services like health checks, medicine usage reviews, and weight management advice in confidential consultation rooms.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Series B$17.3M
Founders & team
Billy KochharOwnerRishi BhatiaOwner & Director
Investors
Santander
#4
Funding Raised · East Grinstead, England · founded 1988 · 4 employees
$11.3Mraised
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Chain of pharmacies. Its pharmacy services includes prescription dispensing, medicine reviews, smoking cessation courses, blood pressure testing, and more. The group also provides free prescription delivery and an online repeat prescription ordering service, giving customers convenience and reminders.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Conventional Debt$11.3M
Investors
Santander
Tech stack
PhpHsts
#5
Acquired · London, England · founded 2011 · 21 employees
$1.6Mraised
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Provider of diversified drugs and medicines. It offers multiple products including oral and injectable steroids ad peptides.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2014Seed$831K
  • Apr 2013Seed$327K
  • Mar 2013Seed$152.3K
  • Dec 2012Seed$161.7K
Investors
Sustainable Ventures, Ignite Social Enterprise
#6
Late Stage · London, England · founded 1999
$2.2Mraised
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Provider of NHS and private pharmacy services, including travel health and weight loss programs. It offers prescription services, medication support, and consultations. Services include vaccinations, blood testing, ear wax removal, and various other health checks. The company also provides same-day medical letters and certificates. An app facilitates repeat prescription ordering. The business model centers around accessible, patient-centered care delivered through multiple locations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 597 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2015PE$2.2M
Founders & team
John ForemanDirector
Investors
Santander Bank
Tech stack
BootstrapHstsOpen GraphPhpPwaTrustpilot
#7
Funding Raised · Banbury, Oxfordshire · founded 2012
—raised
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Standalone pharmacy. It operates as an online-only service dispensing both NHS and private prescriptions, without physical visits to the premises. The pharmacy provides an online prescribing service led by doctors and mainly supplies medications to people.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 464 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Pharmacy Dispensary Manager, Customer Services Manager
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Unattributed—
Founders & team
Stuart GaleCEO
Investors
Rockpool Investments
#8
Funding Raised · Nottingham, England · founded 1849 · 1 employees
—raised
▾

Chain of pharmacies

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 385k LinkedIn followers — 64.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Sebastian JamesManaging Director & Senior Vice President
Investors
NHS Innovation Accelerator, the Brand incubator
Tech stack
Ab TastyAdjustAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience Manager Edge Delivery ServicesAlgoliaAlloyui
#9
Funding Raised · Croydon, England · founded 1975 · 2600 employees
—raised
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Day Lewis Pharmacy is a chain of pharmacies in the UK and Europe. It is a family-owned entity, has more than 300 pharmacies in the UK as of April 2018. The company also has a central distribution division, with warehouses which supply over 4000 pharmaceutical products to its retail pharmacies in the UK.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Jay PatelCo-OwnerJC PatelCo-Founder
Investors
Lloyds Banking Group, Santander Bank, HSBC, Barclays, RBS International
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailAzure Edge NetworkBootstrapCdnjs
#10
Seed · Skelmersdale, England · founded 2015 · 50 employees
—raised
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Chain of pharmacies. It sells diagnostic tests, offers e-prescriptions, vaccinations, health checks, drug review among a wide array of services. It provides personalised pharmaceutical care and dispense both medicines and healthcare advice tailored to meet patients needs.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2015Seed—
Founders & team
David AtkinsonCEO
Investors
Bridges Fund Management
Tech stack
Google MapsHstsLit-ElementLit-HtmlMicrosoft 365Php

Funding & investor landscape

$51.3Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
11disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
HSBC3 rounds
Santander2 rounds
Santander Bank2 rounds
The Kandel Group2 rounds
Barclays1 rounds
Bridges Fund Management1 rounds
Enterprise Ventures1 rounds
Freshstream1 rounds
Ignite Social Enterprise1 rounds
Ironbark Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Manjit Jhooty
CEO · Jhoots Pharmacy
Billy Kochhar
Owner · RB Healthcare
Rishi Bhatia
Owner & Director · RB Healthcare
John Foreman
Director · Green Light Pharmacy
Stuart Gale
CEO · Oxfordpharmacy
Sebastian James
Managing Director & Senior Vice President · Boots
Jay Patel
Co-Owner · Day Lewis Pharmacy
JC Patel
Co-Founder · Day Lewis Pharmacy
David Atkinson
CEO · The Hub Pharmacy
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 321,640 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Pharmacies coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Pharmacies companies are there in United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 75 indexable Pharmacies companies headquartered in United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom?
The Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $51.3M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Pharmacies company in United Kingdom?
RB Healthcare is the highest-funded Pharmacies company in United Kingdom, with $17.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom are funded?
6 of the 75 Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Pharmacies unicorns are there in United Kingdom?
None of the Pharmacies companies in United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United Kingdom Pharmacies companies?
The most active investors in United Kingdom Pharmacies companies on this list include HSBC, Santander, Santander Bank, The Kandel Group, Barclays.
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