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Care home companies in the Portsmouth area

73 care home companies have a registered office in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes), and 7 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £78,448 in cash and owed £100,796 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 PO postcodes, including Portsmouth, Chichester, Isle Of Wight.

The numbers

Care home companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePortsmouthUK
Registered companies737,200
Formed in 2025 or 20267 (9.6%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation4 (5.5%)8%
Typical cash at year end£78,44835 accounts£80,995
Typical amount owed at year end£100,79645 accounts£132,620
Typical number of employees2143 accounts8

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

9.6% of the 73 care home companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes).

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 the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) carries £252,374 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 the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) reports 21 employees; the top quarter has 33 or more (43 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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