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Carpenter or joiner companies in London

974 carpenter or joiner companies have a registered office in London, and 263 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,774 in cash and owed £17,027 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 London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies97417,972
Formed in 2025 or 2026263 (27%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation125 (13%)11%
Typical cash at year end£12,774194 accounts£14,858
Typical amount owed at year end£17,027506 accounts£22,776
Typical number of employees1514 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

London has fewer of these businesses than most places

Carpenter or joiner companies are 0.09% of companies registered in London, against 0.33% UK-wide (0.3× 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 London reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (514 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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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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