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Bike shop companies in the Belfast area

217 bike shop companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 48 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £28,013 in cash and owed £48,994 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 sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles” (SIC 47640). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Bike shop companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies2178,433
Formed in 2025 or 202648 (22%)26%
Being struck off or in liquidation29 (13%)10%
Typical cash at year end£28,01338 accounts£13,743
Typical amount owed at year end£48,994115 accounts£33,402
Typical number of employees1121 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical bike shop company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (121 filings).

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

the Belfast area (BT postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Bike shop companies are 0.25% of companies registered in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), against 0.15% UK-wide (1.6× 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 bike shop company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) holds £28,013 in cash and owes £48,994; that cash figure is lower than 76% 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.

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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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