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Architect companies in the Bournemouth area

175 architect companies have a registered office in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), and 14 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £16,595 in cash and owed £16,210 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Architectural activities” (SIC 71111). Covers companies with a registered office in BH postcodes, including Bournemouth, Poole.

The numbers

Architect companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBournemouthUK
Registered companies17518,189
Formed in 2025 or 202614 (8%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (6.9%)5.5%
Typical cash at year end£16,59543 accounts£19,639
Typical amount owed at year end£16,210123 accounts£19,135
Typical number of employees1122 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

8% of the 175 architect companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is lower than 82% of UK industries.

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical architect company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (122 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

You can start without much equipment

The typical architect company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) carries £3,291 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 88% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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