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Candle maker companies in Edinburgh

153 candle maker companies have a registered office in Edinburgh, and 19 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £91,351 in cash and owed £49,950 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).

The numbers

Candle maker companies in Edinburgh compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureEdinburghUK
Registered companies15318,190
Formed in 2025 or 202619 (12%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation15 (9.8%)9%
Typical cash at year end£91,35152 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£49,95090 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees291 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

12% of the 153 candle maker companies in Edinburgh were formed in 2025–26, against 23% of all companies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 6 or more (91 filings).

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

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical candle maker company in Edinburgh holds £91,351 in cash and owes £49,950; that cash figure is higher than 79% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

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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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