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Candle maker companies in the Kingston upon Thames area

108 candle maker companies have a registered office in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes), and 18 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £46,791 in cash and owed £67,421 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 KT postcodes, including Kingston upon Thames, Kingston, Epsom.

The numbers

Candle maker companies in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureKingston upon ThamesUK
Registered companies10818,190
Formed in 2025 or 202618 (17%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation9 (8.3%)9%
Typical cash at year end£46,79134 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£67,42166 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees265 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Candle maker companies are 0.20% of companies registered in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical candle maker company in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 5 or more (65 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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