Artist or illustrator companies in the Guildford area
261 artist or illustrator companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 43 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £21,292 in cash and owed £18,365 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Guildford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 261 | 22,803 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 43 (16%) | 17% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 8 (3.1%) | 6.3% |
| Typical cash at year end | £21,29285 accounts | £17,603 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £18,365159 accounts | £14,371 |
| Typical number of employees | 1162 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical artist or illustrator company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) carries £2,913 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (162 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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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
- Brighton585 companies
- Tonbridge300 companies
- Oxford262 companies
- Kingston upon Thames261 companies
- Portsmouth213 companies
- Hemel Hempstead197 companies
- Reading193 companies
- Milton Keynes178 companies
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