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Gift shop companies in the Guildford area

106 gift shop companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 10 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £25,263 in cash and owed £39,995 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)” (SIC 47789). Covers companies with a registered office in GU postcodes, including Guildford, Woking, Farnham.

The numbers

Gift shop companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGuildfordUK
Registered companies10611,136
Formed in 2025 or 202610 (9.4%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation5 (4.7%)11%
Typical cash at year end£25,26347 accounts£25,063
Typical amount owed at year end£39,99570 accounts£48,463
Typical number of employees271 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

9.4% of the 106 gift shop companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 16% of all companies in the Guildford area (GU 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 gift shop company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (71 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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