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DJ or live music companies in the Reading area

168 dJ or live music companies have a registered office in the Reading area (RG postcodes), and 37 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £9,580 in cash and owed £8,133 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Performing arts” (SIC 90010). Covers companies with a registered office in RG postcodes, including Reading, Basingstoke, Newbury.

The numbers

DJ or live music companies in the Reading area (RG postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureReadingUK
Registered companies16818,777
Formed in 2025 or 202637 (22%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation11 (6.5%)6.1%
Typical cash at year end£9,58043 accounts£10,853
Typical amount owed at year end£8,13396 accounts£10,349
Typical number of employees195 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical dj or live music company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) carries £1,670 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 95% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical dj or live music company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) holds £9,580 in cash and owes £8,133; that cash figure is lower than 82% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical dj or live music company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (95 filings).

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

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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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