Coffee shop and café companies in the Twickenham area
452 coffee shop and café companies have a registered office in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes), and 149 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £8,494 in cash and owed £25,713 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Twickenham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 452 | 44,437 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 149 (33%) | 36% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 65 (14%) | 16% |
| Typical cash at year end | £8,49464 accounts | £8,573 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £25,713202 accounts | £27,813 |
| Typical number of employees | 3207 accounts | 4 |
What this means if you’re starting one
More of these companies are closing than in most trades
14% of coffee shop and café companies in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.4% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 94% of UK industries.
Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.
Cash is tight in this trade
At year end the typical coffee shop and café company in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes) holds £8,494 in cash and owes £25,713; that cash figure is lower than 89% 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.
Most of your competition will be other newcomers
33% of the 452 coffee shop and café companies in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Twickenham area (TW postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 95% of UK industries.
New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.
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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.
Coffee shop and café in other places
- London8,734 companies
- Harrow812 companies
- Ilford753 companies
- Romford495 companies
- Enfield480 companies
- Croydon457 companies
- Southall420 companies
- Birmingham1,890 companies
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