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Dog grooming and other personal services companies in the Nottingham area

1,318 dog grooming and other personal services companies have a registered office in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes), and 165 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £5,000 in cash and owed £26,182 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other service activities n.e.c.” (SIC 96090), which also covers dog walking, dog daycare or kennels, dog training, cat sitting or cattery, tattoo studio. Covers companies with a registered office in NG postcodes, including Nottingham, Mansfield.

The numbers

Dog grooming and other personal services companies in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNottinghamUK
Registered companies1,318119,060
Formed in 2025 or 2026165 (13%)14%
Being struck off or in liquidation124 (9.4%)12%
Typical cash at year end£5,000367 accounts£13,686
Typical amount owed at year end£26,182790 accounts£18,004
Typical number of employees1805 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical dog grooming and other personal services company in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes) holds £5,000 in cash and owes £26,182; that cash figure is lower than 76% 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.

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 1,318 dog grooming and other personal services companies in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in the Nottingham area (NG 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 dog grooming and other personal services company in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (805 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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