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Bakery shop companies in the Coventry area

138 bakery shop companies have a registered office in the Coventry area (CV postcodes), and 32 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £14,558 in cash and owed £25,307 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores” (SIC 47240). Covers companies with a registered office in CV postcodes.

The numbers

Bakery shop companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCoventryUK
Registered companies1385,115
Formed in 2025 or 202632 (23%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (8.7%)12%
Typical cash at year end£14,55864 accounts£14,130
Typical amount owed at year end£25,30783 accounts£32,494
Typical number of employees486 accounts3

What this means if you’re starting one

the Coventry area (CV postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Bakery shop companies are 0.20% of companies registered in the Coventry area (CV postcodes), against 0.09% UK-wide (2.1× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical bakery shop company in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) holds £14,558 in cash and owes £25,307; that cash figure is lower than 75% 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.

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of bakery shop companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) report net assets of -£10,663 or less; the median is £9,216 (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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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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