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Care home companies in the Guildford area

73 care home companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 9 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £66,319 in cash and owed £136,770 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 GU postcodes, including Guildford, Woking, Farnham.

The numbers

Care home companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGuildfordUK
Registered companies737,200
Formed in 2025 or 20269 (12%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation6 (8.2%)8%
Typical cash at year end£66,31932 accounts£80,995
Typical amount owed at year end£136,77038 accounts£132,620
Typical number of employees1440 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) carries £41,924 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) holds £66,319 in cash and owes £136,770; 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.

Most of these businesses run with a team

The typical care home company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 14 employees; the top quarter has 38 or more (40 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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