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Flooring or tiling companies in Manchester

219 flooring or tiling companies have a registered office in Manchester, and 82 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £19,199 in cash and owed £26,243 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).

The numbers

Flooring or tiling companies in Manchester compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureManchesterUK
Registered companies2199,858
Formed in 2025 or 202682 (37%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation28 (13%)12%
Typical cash at year end£19,19940 accounts£20,733
Typical amount owed at year end£26,24384 accounts£29,419
Typical number of employees288 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

37% of the 219 flooring or tiling companies in Manchester were formed in 2025–26, against 28% of all companies in Manchester.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical flooring or tiling company in Manchester reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 3 or more (88 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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