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Dental practice companies in the Croydon area

196 dental practice companies have a registered office in the Croydon area (CR postcodes), and 28 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £39,983 in cash and owed £22,070 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 CR postcodes.

The numbers

Dental practice companies in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCroydonUK
Registered companies19619,298
Formed in 2025 or 202628 (14%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation4 (2%)2.5%
Typical cash at year end£39,98333 accounts£48,036
Typical amount owed at year end£22,07077 accounts£46,674
Typical number of employees179 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 196 dental practice companies in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Croydon area (CR postcodes).

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

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical dental practice company in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (79 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 Croydon area (CR postcodes) holds £39,983 in cash and owes £22,070; 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.

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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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