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Candle maker companies in the Dartford area

83 candle maker companies have a registered office in the Dartford area (DA postcodes), and 7 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £33,132 in cash and owed £64,162 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 DA postcodes.

The numbers

Candle maker companies in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDartfordUK
Registered companies8318,190
Formed in 2025 or 20267 (8.4%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation7 (8.4%)9%
Typical cash at year end£33,13232 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£64,16255 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees153 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

8.4% of the 83 candle maker companies in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Dartford area (DA 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical candle maker company in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) holds £33,132 in cash and owes £64,162; that cash figure is higher than 79% 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.

the Dartford area (DA postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Candle maker companies are 0.20% of companies registered in the Dartford area (DA postcodes), against 0.33% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

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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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