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Flooring or tiling companies in the Chelmsford area

230 flooring or tiling companies have a registered office in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes), and 43 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £18,383 in cash and owed £33,866 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Floor and wall covering” (SIC 43330). Covers companies with a registered office in CM postcodes, including Chelmsford, Harlow.

The numbers

Flooring or tiling companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureChelmsfordUK
Registered companies2309,858
Formed in 2025 or 202643 (19%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation23 (10%)12%
Typical cash at year end£18,38381 accounts£20,733
Typical amount owed at year end£33,866146 accounts£29,419
Typical number of employees2147 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Flooring or tiling companies are 0.36% of companies registered in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes), against 0.18% UK-wide (2.0× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical flooring or tiling company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 2 or more (147 filings).

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

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical flooring or tiling company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) holds £18,383 in cash and owes £33,866; that cash figure is lower than 59% 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.

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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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