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Carpenter or joiner companies in Birmingham

304 carpenter or joiner companies have a registered office in Birmingham, and 59 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £15,054 in cash and owed £30,181 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Joinery installation” (SIC 43320).

The numbers

Carpenter or joiner companies in Birmingham compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBirminghamUK
Registered companies30417,972
Formed in 2025 or 202659 (19%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation48 (16%)11%
Typical cash at year end£15,05474 accounts£14,858
Typical amount owed at year end£30,181188 accounts£22,776
Typical number of employees1193 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Birmingham has fewer of these businesses than most places

Carpenter or joiner companies are 0.18% of companies registered in Birmingham, against 0.33% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical carpenter or joiner company in Birmingham reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (193 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 carpenter or joiner company in Birmingham holds £15,054 in cash and owes £30,181; that cash figure is lower than 73% 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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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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