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Dental practice companies in the Belfast area

360 dental practice companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 65 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £140,819 in cash and owed £63,018 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Dental practice activities” (SIC 86230). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Dental practice companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies36019,298
Formed in 2025 or 202665 (18%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (3.3%)2.5%
Typical cash at year end£140,819110 accounts£48,036
Typical amount owed at year end£63,018196 accounts£46,674
Typical number of employees2230 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical dental practice company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 7 or more (230 filings).

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

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical dental practice company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) holds £140,819 in cash and owes £63,018; that cash figure is higher than 73% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical dental practice company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) carries £83,737 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 72% 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.

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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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