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Artist or illustrator companies in the Twickenham area

186 artist or illustrator companies have a registered office in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes), and 26 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,021 in cash and owed £10,828 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 TW postcodes, including Twickenham, Richmond, Hounslow.

The numbers

Artist or illustrator companies in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureTwickenhamUK
Registered companies18622,803
Formed in 2025 or 202626 (14%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation8 (4.3%)6.3%
Typical cash at year end£12,02138 accounts£17,603
Typical amount owed at year end£10,828110 accounts£14,371
Typical number of employees1109 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 186 artist or illustrator companies in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Twickenham area (TW 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 Twickenham area (TW postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (109 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

You can start without much equipment

The typical artist or illustrator company in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes) carries £2,633 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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