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Flooring or tiling companies in the Portsmouth area

145 flooring or tiling companies have a registered office in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes), and 26 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £18,812 in cash and owed £19,753 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 PO postcodes, including Portsmouth, Chichester, Isle Of Wight.

The numbers

Flooring or tiling companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePortsmouthUK
Registered companies1459,858
Formed in 2025 or 202626 (18%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation17 (12%)12%
Typical cash at year end£18,81249 accounts£20,733
Typical amount owed at year end£19,75392 accounts£29,419
Typical number of employees293 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical flooring or tiling company in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 2 or more (93 filings).

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

the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Flooring or tiling companies are 0.25% of companies registered in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes), against 0.18% UK-wide (1.4× the national share).

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

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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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