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Flooring or tiling companies in the Southampton area

104 flooring or tiling companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 10 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £14,629 in cash and owed £25,363 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 SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Flooring or tiling companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies1049,858
Formed in 2025 or 202610 (9.6%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation18 (17%)12%
Typical cash at year end£14,62937 accounts£20,733
Typical amount owed at year end£25,36362 accounts£29,419
Typical number of employees161 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

9.6% of the 104 flooring or tiling companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Southampton area (SO 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 flooring or tiling company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (61 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 Southampton area (SO postcodes) holds £14,629 in cash and owes £25,363; 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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