Car repair and valeting companies in the Portsmouth area

638 car repair and valeting companies have a registered office in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes), and 129 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £24,146 in cash and owed £36,685 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 PO postcodes, including Portsmouth, Chichester, Isle Of Wight.

The numbers

Car repair and valeting companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
Measure	Portsmouth	UK
Registered companies	638	52,744
Formed in 2025 or 2026	129 (20%)	23%
Being struck off or in liquidation	59 (9.2%)	9.8%
Typical cash at year end	£24,146203 accounts	£22,955
Typical amount owed at year end	£36,685398 accounts	£34,132
Typical number of employees	2394 accounts	2

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 Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (394 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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