Artist or illustrator companies in the Medway area
142 artist or illustrator companies have a registered office in the Medway area (ME postcodes), and 29 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £5,312 in cash and owed £11,228 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Medway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 142 | 22,803 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 29 (20%) | 17% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 8 (5.6%) | 6.3% |
| Typical cash at year end | £5,31237 accounts | £17,603 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £11,22877 accounts | £14,371 |
| Typical number of employees | 186 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical artist or illustrator company in the Medway area (ME postcodes) carries £1,881 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.
Cash is tight in this trade
At year end the typical artist or illustrator company in the Medway area (ME postcodes) holds £5,312 in cash and owes £11,228; that cash figure is lower than 67% of UK industries.
Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical artist or illustrator company in the Medway area (ME postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (86 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.
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- Brighton585 companies
- Tonbridge300 companies
- Oxford262 companies
- Guildford261 companies
- Kingston upon Thames261 companies
- Portsmouth213 companies
- Hemel Hempstead197 companies
- Reading193 companies
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