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Candle maker companies in the Southampton area

178 candle maker companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 7 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £62,818 in cash and owed £65,151 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 SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Candle maker companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies17818,190
Formed in 2025 or 20267 (3.9%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation21 (12%)9%
Typical cash at year end£62,81865 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£65,151112 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees1114 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

3.9% of the 178 candle maker companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Southampton area (SO 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 Southampton area (SO postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 5 or more (114 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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