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Care home companies in the Derby area

82 care home companies have a registered office in the Derby area (DE postcodes), and 11 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £43,793 in cash and owed £121,420 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). Covers companies with a registered office in DE postcodes.

The numbers

Care home companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDerbyUK
Registered companies827,200
Formed in 2025 or 202611 (13%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation4 (4.9%)8%
Typical cash at year end£43,79338 accounts£80,995
Typical amount owed at year end£121,42055 accounts£132,620
Typical number of employees2755 accounts8

What this means if you’re starting one

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical care home company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) carries £28,586 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical care home company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) holds £43,793 in cash and owes £121,420; that cash figure is higher than 85% 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.

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 82 care home companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes).

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

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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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