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Care home companies in Cardiff

74 care home companies have a registered office in Cardiff, and 10 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £160,050 in cash and owed £216,349 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled” (SIC 87300).

The numbers

Care home companies in Cardiff compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCardiffUK
Registered companies747,200
Formed in 2025 or 202610 (14%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation20 (27%)8%
Typical cash at year end£160,05030 accounts£80,995
Typical amount owed at year end£216,34939 accounts£132,620
Typical number of employees3039 accounts8

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 74 care home companies in Cardiff were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in Cardiff.

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical care home company in Cardiff carries £538,837 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 96% of UK industries.

Kit and premises are a big part of the cost of entry, and that money is hard to get back if the idea does not work.

Most of these businesses run with a team

The typical care home company in Cardiff reports 30 employees; the top quarter has 46 or more (39 filings).

Expect to compete with businesses that can cover longer hours and more customers than one person can.

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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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