Business consultancy companies in the Guildford area
3,679 business consultancy companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 617 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £22,764 in cash and owed £15,471 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Guildford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 3,679 | 222,394 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 617 (17%) | 23% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 173 (4.7%) | 7.5% |
| Typical cash at year end | £22,7641,006 accounts | £16,856 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £15,4712,333 accounts | £14,225 |
| Typical number of employees | 12,362 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical business consultancy company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) carries £1,471 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 98% of UK industries.
Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical business consultancy company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (2,362 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places
Business consultancy companies are 6.2% of companies registered in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), against 4.1% UK-wide (1.5× the national share).
Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.
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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.
Business consultancy in other places
- Reading3,577 companies
- Kingston upon Thames3,480 companies
- Brighton3,154 companies
- Tonbridge3,031 companies
- Hemel Hempstead2,853 companies
- Milton Keynes2,753 companies
- Redhill2,686 companies
- Oxford2,595 companies
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