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Dental practice companies in the Ipswich area

101 dental practice companies have a registered office in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes), and 26 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £39,770 in cash and owed £56,479 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 IP postcodes, including Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds.

The numbers

Dental practice companies in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureIpswichUK
Registered companies10119,298
Formed in 2025 or 202626 (26%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation2 (2%)2.5%
Typical cash at year end£39,77033 accounts£48,036
Typical amount owed at year end£56,47963 accounts£46,674
Typical number of employees162 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Dental practice companies are 0.18% of companies registered in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes), against 0.35% UK-wide (0.5× the national share).

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

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical dental practice company in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (62 filings).

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

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical dental practice company in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) carries £43,888 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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