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Gardening or landscaping companies in the Reading area

345 gardening or landscaping companies have a registered office in the Reading area (RG postcodes), and 79 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £9,903 in cash and owed £24,641 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Landscape service activities” (SIC 81300). Covers companies with a registered office in RG postcodes, including Reading, Basingstoke, Newbury.

The numbers

Gardening or landscaping companies in the Reading area (RG postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureReadingUK
Registered companies34518,517
Formed in 2025 or 202679 (23%)23%
Being struck off or in liquidation23 (6.7%)8.3%
Typical cash at year end£9,903112 accounts£12,493
Typical amount owed at year end£24,641218 accounts£21,784
Typical number of employees1221 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical gardening or landscaping company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) holds £9,903 in cash and owes £24,641; that cash figure is lower than 79% 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.

the Reading area (RG postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Gardening or landscaping companies are 0.55% of companies registered in the Reading area (RG postcodes), against 0.34% UK-wide (1.6× 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 gardening or landscaping company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (221 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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