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Artist or illustrator companies in the Sheffield area

295 artist or illustrator companies have a registered office in the Sheffield area (S postcodes), and 43 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £8,566 in cash and owed £12,720 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). Covers companies with a registered office in S postcodes, including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield.

The numbers

Artist or illustrator companies in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSheffieldUK
Registered companies29522,803
Formed in 2025 or 202643 (15%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation20 (6.8%)6.3%
Typical cash at year end£8,56645 accounts£17,603
Typical amount owed at year end£12,720193 accounts£14,371
Typical number of employees1196 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical artist or illustrator company in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) carries £2,995 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.

You will be up against established operators

15% of the 295 artist or illustrator companies in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Sheffield area (S postcodes).

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 artist or illustrator company in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (196 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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