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Car repair and valeting companies in the Milton Keynes area

692 car repair and valeting companies have a registered office in the Milton Keynes area (MK postcodes), and 149 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £15,128 in cash and owed £28,020 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” (SIC 45200), which also covers car valeting or car wash. Covers companies with a registered office in MK postcodes, including Milton Keynes, Bedford.

The numbers

Car repair and valeting companies in the Milton Keynes area (MK postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureMilton KeynesUK
Registered companies69252,744
Formed in 2025 or 2026149 (22%)23%
Being struck off or in liquidation82 (12%)9.8%
Typical cash at year end£15,128161 accounts£22,955
Typical amount owed at year end£28,020386 accounts£34,132
Typical number of employees2393 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical car repair and valeting company in the Milton Keynes area (MK postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (393 filings).

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

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical car repair and valeting company in the Milton Keynes area (MK postcodes) holds £15,128 in cash and owes £28,020; that cash figure is lower than 54% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

the Milton Keynes area (MK postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Car repair and valeting companies are 1.3% of companies registered in the Milton Keynes area (MK postcodes), against 0.97% UK-wide (1.4× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

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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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