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Carpenter or joiner companies in the Southampton area

164 carpenter or joiner companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 21 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £14,073 in cash and owed £21,378 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). Covers companies with a registered office in SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Carpenter or joiner companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies16417,972
Formed in 2025 or 202621 (13%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation19 (12%)11%
Typical cash at year end£14,07352 accounts£14,858
Typical amount owed at year end£21,378112 accounts£22,776
Typical number of employees1113 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical carpenter or joiner company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (113 filings).

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

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 164 carpenter or joiner companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

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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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