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Dental practice companies in the Medway area

113 dental practice companies have a registered office in the Medway area (ME postcodes), and 18 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £72,384 in cash and owed £45,990 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 ME postcodes, including Medway, Maidstone, Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham.

The numbers

Dental practice companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureMedwayUK
Registered companies11319,298
Formed in 2025 or 202618 (16%)18%
Being struck off or in liquidation4 (3.5%)2.5%
Typical cash at year end£72,38441 accounts£48,036
Typical amount owed at year end£45,99077 accounts£46,674
Typical number of employees277 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

the Medway area (ME postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Dental practice companies are 0.24% of companies registered in the Medway area (ME postcodes), against 0.35% UK-wide (0.7× 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 Medway area (ME postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 5 or more (77 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 Medway area (ME postcodes) holds £72,384 in cash and owes £45,990; 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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