Car repair and valeting companies in the Southend-on-Sea area
566 car repair and valeting companies have a registered office in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes), and 119 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £13,518 in cash and owed £34,990 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 566 | 52,744 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 119 (21%) | 23% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 60 (11%) | 9.8% |
| Typical cash at year end | £13,518183 accounts | £22,955 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £34,990337 accounts | £34,132 |
| Typical number of employees | 2349 accounts | 2 |
What this means if you’re starting one
Cash is tight in this trade
At year end the typical car repair and valeting company in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) holds £13,518 in cash and owes £34,990; 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.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical car repair and valeting company in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (349 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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Check my ideaWhat 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.
Car repair and valeting in other places
- Peterborough1,053 companies
- Chelmsford672 companies
- Ipswich577 companies
- Norwich571 companies
- London3,378 companies
- Birmingham2,100 companies
- Sheffield1,073 companies
- Leicester1,037 companies
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