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Candle maker companies in the Coventry area

275 candle maker companies have a registered office in the Coventry area (CV postcodes), and 42 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £63,256 in cash and owed £62,489 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other manufacturing n.e.c.” (SIC 32990). Covers companies with a registered office in CV postcodes.

The numbers

Candle maker companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCoventryUK
Registered companies27518,190
Formed in 2025 or 202642 (15%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation17 (6.2%)9%
Typical cash at year end£63,25694 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£62,489171 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees1171 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

15% of the 275 candle maker companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is lower than 81% of UK industries.

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 candle maker company in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 6 or more (171 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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