Care home companies in the Peterborough area
85 care home companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 16 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £71,696 in cash and owed £120,427 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 85 | 7,200 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 16 (19%) | 19% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 6 (7.1%) | 8% |
| Typical cash at year end | £71,69633 accounts | £80,995 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £120,42743 accounts | £132,620 |
| Typical number of employees | 150 accounts | 8 |
What this means if you’re starting one
Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out
The typical care home company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) carries £44,753 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 are run by one or two people
The typical care home company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 30 or more (50 filings).
You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.
Cash is tight in this trade
At year end the typical care home company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) holds £71,696 in cash and owes £120,427; 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.
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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.
Care home in other places
- Norwich110 companies
- Chelmsford86 companies
- London892 companies
- Birmingham343 companies
- Manchester211 companies
- Harrow187 companies
- Leicester172 companies
- Sheffield151 companies
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