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Candle maker companies in the Tonbridge area

234 candle maker companies have a registered office in the Tonbridge area (TN postcodes), and 20 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £71,537 in cash and owed £74,505 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 TN postcodes, including Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Sevenoaks.

The numbers

Candle maker companies in the Tonbridge area (TN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureTonbridgeUK
Registered companies23418,190
Formed in 2025 or 202620 (8.5%)11%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (5.1%)9%
Typical cash at year end£71,53780 accounts£61,405
Typical amount owed at year end£74,505152 accounts£69,431
Typical number of employees2154 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

8.5% of the 234 candle maker companies in the Tonbridge area (TN postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Tonbridge area (TN 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 Tonbridge area (TN postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 7 or more (154 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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