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Candle maker companies in the Medway area

133 candle maker companies have a registered office in the Medway area (ME postcodes), and 15 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £82,815 in cash and owed £63,162 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 ME postcodes, including Medway, Maidstone, Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham.

The numbers

Candle maker companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureMedwayUK
Registered companies13318,190
Formed in 2025 or 202615 (11%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation13 (9.8%)9%
Typical cash at year end£82,81539 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£63,16273 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees279 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

11% of the 133 candle maker companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 20% of all companies in the Medway area (ME 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 Medway area (ME postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 6 or more (79 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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