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Equipment hire companies in Birmingham

145 equipment hire companies have a registered office in Birmingham, and 28 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £41,849 in cash and owed £68,301 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.” (SIC 77390).

The numbers

Equipment hire companies in Birmingham compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBirminghamUK
Registered companies1455,491
Formed in 2025 or 202628 (19%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (8.3%)6.8%
Typical cash at year end£41,84943 accounts£25,517
Typical amount owed at year end£68,30184 accounts£59,303
Typical number of employees183 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical equipment hire company in Birmingham carries £90,399 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 89% 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical equipment hire company in Birmingham reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (83 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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