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Dental practice companies in the Guildford area

130 dental practice companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 15 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £59,373 in cash and owed £57,470 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 GU postcodes, including Guildford, Woking, Farnham.

The numbers

Dental practice companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGuildfordUK
Registered companies13019,298
Formed in 2025 or 202615 (12%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation2 (1.5%)2.5%
Typical cash at year end£59,37360 accounts£48,036
Typical amount owed at year end£57,470107 accounts£46,674
Typical number of employees2104 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 6 or more (104 filings).

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

the Guildford area (GU postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Dental practice companies are 0.22% of companies registered in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), against 0.35% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

You will be up against established operators

12% of the 130 dental practice companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 16% of all companies in the Guildford area (GU 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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