Artist or illustrator companies in the Croydon area
150 artist or illustrator companies have a registered office in the Croydon area (CR postcodes), and 29 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £8,066 in cash and owed £9,620 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Croydon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 150 | 22,803 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 29 (19%) | 17% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 13 (8.7%) | 6.3% |
| Typical cash at year end | £8,06631 accounts | £17,603 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £9,62090 accounts | £14,371 |
| Typical number of employees | 190 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical artist or illustrator company in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) carries £2,014 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.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical artist or illustrator company in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (90 filings).
You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.
At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own
The lowest quarter of artist or illustrator companies in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) report net assets of -£2,790 or less; the median is £443 (81 filings).
Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.
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Check my ideaWhat 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.
Artist or illustrator in other places
- London7,643 companies
- Harrow377 companies
- Enfield195 companies
- Twickenham186 companies
- Brighton585 companies
- Birmingham408 companies
- Manchester394 companies
- Bristol330 companies
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