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Artist or illustrator companies in Brighton

585 artist or illustrator companies have a registered office in Brighton, and 59 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £21,959 in cash and owed £17,196 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Artistic creation” (SIC 90030).

The numbers

Artist or illustrator companies in Brighton compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBrightonUK
Registered companies58522,803
Formed in 2025 or 202659 (10%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation33 (5.6%)6.3%
Typical cash at year end£21,959172 accounts£17,603
Typical amount owed at year end£17,196377 accounts£14,371
Typical number of employees1390 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Brighton already has more of these businesses than most places

Artist or illustrator companies are 0.83% of companies registered in Brighton, against 0.42% UK-wide (2.0× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

You will be up against established operators

10% of the 585 artist or illustrator companies in Brighton were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in Brighton.

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

You can start without much equipment

The typical artist or illustrator company in Brighton carries £2,036 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 92% 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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