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Architect companies in the Leicester area

233 architect companies have a registered office in the Leicester area (LE postcodes), and 33 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £18,000 in cash and owed £17,602 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 LE postcodes, including Leicester, Loughborough.

The numbers

Architect companies in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLeicesterUK
Registered companies23318,189
Formed in 2025 or 202633 (14%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation15 (6.4%)5.5%
Typical cash at year end£18,00062 accounts£19,639
Typical amount owed at year end£17,602160 accounts£19,135
Typical number of employees1157 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical architect company in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) carries £1,889 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.

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 233 architect companies in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in the Leicester area (LE 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 Leicester area (LE postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (157 filings).

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

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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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